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275. Lanivireo solitarius plumbeus i ( "ones) 



l'Lt;.\IBElJU8 \'lHEU 



Occurs rcircly in the liifi Horn ilouutains uud |.)erli;ips in other simih^r 

 phices in the sDiithern pnrt of the state. Xoti'd in small numbers August ;:iO. 

 ]y7S (,Me(;iiesney, 1S71). p. I'^iSd). 'J'his Itird is reiioi-ted as Vireo solitarius, but 

 the statement that it is the pale variety, and the measurements given, too large 

 i'or either solilariiis oi- rdssiiii. as well as the locality, point to plumbeus as the 

 proper identification. 



276. Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus) 



BL.\fK AN 11 White Warbler 



A rare migrant in the eastern part of Montana. Three records only; Great 

 Falls. September IS, 1889 (Chapman, 1907, p. 41); .Miles City, May 21, 19112 

 (Hedges, coll. I'niv. .Montana i ; and Lake MaeDonald ( F. .M. liailey, 1918, p. (J2). 



277. Vermivora ruficapilla gutturalis (Ridgway) 



< 'aeavekas W.vkbler 

 One record. One taken at Yellow Bay. Flathead Lake, August (i, 1912, by 

 Silloway, now in the cdllcctimi of the rniversity nf .AFontana (Saunders, 191(ic, 

 p. 86). 



278. Vemiivora celata celata ( Say ) 



Orange-urowned Warbler 



A summer resident of the mountains in the westei-n half of the state, ranging 

 throughout tlic state in migrations. Coiiiiikhi westwaul, and rather rare as ;; 

 breeding bird in the more eastern parts of the mountains. l.->reeds in the Tran- 

 sition and lower Canadian zones. On the I'ast side of the divide tin sj ies is 



characteristic of the aspen groves, but on the west side it is fouiKJ in si-i'ond 

 growth of shrubs on cut or burned ovi'r land. Breeding records are as follows: 

 Flathead Lake, nest and five eggs, with female bird, secured •Tune 11, 19(lt) (Sil- 

 loway, 1907, p. .')4 ) . This is the onl.v record of nesting, but the bird is summer 

 resitlenl in Deer Lodge. J(4'ferson, Silver l>ow and Powell counties (Saunders, 

 i9]2a. p, 30), in Teton and Lewis and Clark' counties (Saunders, 191-Jra, p. 1-11). 

 and in Oallatin County (Saunders, 1913a, p. 116, and Lundwall, JMS). 



In migration this species is found throughout the state. Records in spring 

 migration are as follows: Knowlton, May 27, 1907 (Cameron, 1908a, p. .")U ; 

 Fort Keogh, April and May (Thome, 1895, p. 218) ; iMiles City and vicinit.v, nine 

 s[)ecimens, .Ma.v 4 to 9, 1902 (Hedges, coll, Univ, ^lontana) : Gallatin Coimt.v, 

 .May S, 1909; German Gulch, Silver Bow County, May 28, 1910; Anaconda. .May 

 27, 1911 ; Dujm.ver Creek. Teton County, May 30, 1912. Fall migration: Gallatin 

 County. September 2 and 15, 1890 (Riclimond and Knowlton, 1S94. p. 307): 

 Min Creek, Deer Lodge County, September 4, 1909. 



if tlie subspecies onstrra should later be acci'pted, the birds mentioned here 

 will l)elong to two forms, cdntii, migrating through the eastern ]iart of the state. 



