616 THE BIRDS OF MANITOBA THOMPSON. 



222. Vireo flavifrons. Yellow-throated Vireo. 



Eare summer resident. Wiunipeg: Rare; accidental visitor (Hine). 

 July 18, 1884, Miller Christy brought me specimen of Yellow-throated 

 Vireo from Moosejaw (Thompson). 



223. Vireo solitarius. Blue-headed Vireo. 



Rare summer resident ; one secured at Pembina June 4 (Coues). 

 Winnipeg: Rare (Hine). Long River: Duck Mountain ; apparently 

 breeding (Thompson). 



On June 10, 1884, at Duck Mountain, a solitary Vireo was observed. 

 It was uttering a note likt' peechoeee, somewhat like the call of a Gold- 

 fincli or a Linnet. 



224. Mniotilta varia. Black-and- White Warhler or Creeper. 



Pembina: June; probably breeds (Ooues). Red River Valley : Sum- 

 mer resident; common (Hunter). Winnipeg: Summer resident; toler- 

 ably common; breeding (Hine). Portage la Prairie: Rare summer 

 resident ; arrives about May 15, departs in August (Nash). Waterhen : 

 River. Probably breeding; June 24, 1881 (Macoun). Rare at Cumber- 

 laud House (Richardson). Carberry : Common in migration. Duck 

 Mountain : Common ; breeding (Thompson). 



June 10, 1884, Duck Mountain : The Black-and- White Creeper is an 

 abundant species in the spruce woods here; its note is a thin twitter, 

 like a Cedar-bird in a hurry ; it may be suggested by the syllables, 

 " Ghipili, cJiipiti, chipiti, chipiti^^'' uttered faster and faster till it be- 

 comes a mere twitter. 



225. Helminthophila ruficapilla. Nasliville Warbler. 



Rather rare; summer resident of woodlands. Winnipeg: Summer 

 resident; rare (Hine). Duck Mountain: Breeding (Thompson). Cum- 

 berland House: Male, May 15, 1827 (Richardson). 



On June 11, 1884, at Duck Mountain, I found the Nashville Warbler 

 in full song and evidently breeding. Its warble is something like that 

 of the Summer Warbler, and may be rendered, " Toit foit toit toil 

 cMp-it-e-ip-it-e ipitiipitipitipiU,^'' the last part being a continuous twitter. 



226. Helminthophila celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. 



Common summer resident in woodland. Mouse River : Abundant at 

 the boundary in September (Coues). Winnipeg: Summer resident; rare 

 (Hine). Carberry: Common summer resident; breeding (Thompson). 



On May 12, 1883, shot an Orange crowned Warbler. It was flitting 

 about with great activity among the poplar catkins, and, from time 

 to time, uttering a loud song like " chip-e cliip-e chip-e c7iip-e chip-eJ'' 



On May 14 1 shot another Orange-crowned Warbler. Its song is much 

 like that of the Chipping Sparrow, but more musical and in a higher key. 



