i8S6.] Seton on the Birds of Western Ma?ittoba. '121 



138. Empidonax flaviventris. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. — I found 

 this species breeding in the Duck Mountain, June, 18S4. 



139. Empidonax acadicus. Acadian Flycatcher. — I found this 

 species breeding in the Duck Mountain, June, 1884. It was tolerably 

 common there, but has not been noted elsewhere. 



140. Empidonax pusillus traillii. Traill's Flycatcher. — Common 

 at Pembina in the migration during the first week in June {Coues). 

 Duck and Riding Mountains. "Lake Manitoba, June 17, 1881. Only one 

 specimen procured." The species is doubtless much more widely diffused 

 and common than these fragmentary observations would seem to indicate. 



141. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Very abundant 

 summer resident all over. Found at Lake Manitoba and RedDeer River ; 

 also very common at Manitoba House. Arrives May 20; departs late in 

 September. 



143. Otocoris alpestris leucolaema. — Pallid Horned Lark.— Abun- 

 dant all over. Resident excepting during December, January, and Feb- 

 ruary. Breeds twice each season. 



143. Pica pica hudsonica. American Magpie. — Irregular, rare resi- 

 dent. Found west of Fort Ellice, and on the upper Assiniboine (Alaco/iu). 

 Resident in the woods about Lake Winnipeg {He'ue). A single specimen 

 reported from Brandon, in the centre of the Assiniboine region. 



144. Cyanocitta cristata. Blue Jay. — Tolerably common summer 

 resident all over. Found at Red Deer and Swan Rivers. Arrives early 

 in April; departs late in November ( W. G. A. Brodie). 



145. Perisoreus canadensis. Canada Jay. Whiskey-Jack. Wis-ka- 

 TJAN. — Abundant resident all over. Abundant throughout Winnipegoosis 

 region. The common name of this bird is a corruption of the Indian 

 (Cree.?) Wis-ka-tjan. This last name should not be lost sight of. 



146. Corvus corax sinuatus. American Raven. ^Tolerably common 

 winter resident on the Big Plain. Occasional at Qii'Appelle. Occasional 

 along the boundary (^Coues). Winter visitant about Winnipeg, and resi- 

 dent in the woods about Lake Winnipeg. 



147. Corvus americanus. American Crow. — Common summer resi- 

 dent all over. Found at Lake Winnipeg (Bc/l), Cross Lake {ICeu^u'cott). 

 Arrives April i ; departs November 1. 



148. Dolichonyx oryzivorus albinucha. Bobolink.— Abundant sum- 

 mer resident all over. Pembina specimens (Coi^ci) and Carberry speci- 

 mens apparently are of the white-naped variety alhinucha; therefore I 

 assume this to be the form throughout. Arrives May 20; departs Septem- 

 ber 7. 



149. Molothrus ater. CowBiRD.^Very abundant summer resident all 

 over. Arrives May 15; departs late in the fall, but disappears for a time 

 during the moult at the end of August. They are then to be found, I 

 believe, in the sloughs and marshes with the Crackles. 



150. Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. 

 — Common in Assiniboine Valley. Very abundant in Red River Valley. 

 Summer resident. Arrives May i ; departs late in October. 



