604 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
I discovered a nest, most certainly a warbler’s, which resembled 
those of the yellow warbler, built in the forked branches of 
a small maple about seven feet from the ground; this was 
in a hardwood thicket; there was but one egg in it, white 
with small dark spots; I did not disturb either the nest or 
egg as I was desirous of seeing who the owners were; I watched 
for some time but saw only a myrtle warbler and she did not 
seem to be over anxious to claim the dainty little nest and its 
contents so I left it intending to call soon again. but did not get 
a chance until a week later when to my sorrow I found only the 
nest, which, however, seemed as sound as ever, but its contents 
were gone; so I am unable to prove it a myrtle warbler’s nest, but 
from the actions of the birds about it when I first saw it I believe 
it belonged to this.species. (A. F. Young.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Seventeen; two taken at Ottawa by the writer in May, 1888, and 
five by Dr. F. A. Saunders in May, 1891; one in Algonquin Park, 
Ont., in May, 1900; two at Indian Head, Assa., in April, 1892; five 
at Medicine Hat, Assa.,in April and May, 1894; one at Banff, 
Rocky Mountains in May, 1891; and one at Revelstoke, B.C., in 
April, 1890, all by Mr. W. Spreadborough. 
Two sets of eggs; one taken at Hull, Que., of four eggs, one of 
which was a cowbird’s, June 1oth, 1897, by Mr. F. K. Whiteaves ; 
one at Wolfville, N.S., of four eggs, May 2ist, 1895, by Mr. H. F. 
Tufts; nest placed near the base of a small limb, on asmall spruce 
tree 20 feet from the ground. 
655a. Hoover’s Warbler. 
Dendroica coronata hoovert MCGREGOR. 1899. 
Western United States, breeding probably in British Columbia 
and Alaska. (Adlen in The Auk, Vol. XVI., p. 343.) First seen at 
Victoria, B.C., April 26th, 1893, and two following days when they 
appeared in large numbers flying about in the poplar trees; they 
left in a few days; they were seen up to May 13th at Cedar Hill, 
near Victoria, in 1887; common at Huntington on the Interna- 
tional Boundary, in the Fraser River valley, in September, 1902. 
(Spreadborough.) British Columbia. (Lord.) Not common and 
found only near the coast; a few individuals were found on Van- 
