i8S6.] Seton 071 the Birds of Western Manitoba. ^2^ 



ing; though noted as a rare migrant only on the Big Plain. Common 

 along Red River. "At the head of Lake Winnipegoosis." Winnipeg River 

 in June i^Kennicott'). 



230. Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. — Common summer 

 resident all over. "Very abundant around Lake Manitoba, Winnipeg 

 River (^Kennicott^.'" Arrives early in May. 



231. Anthus pensilvanicus. American Pipit. — Abundant spring and 

 fall migrant on Big Plain, at Portage la Prairie, on the Souris (Co«e5), 

 and along Red River. 



232. Anthus spragueii. Sprague's Pipit. Missouri Skylark. — 

 Abundant summer resident of Assiniboine i-egion only. Arrives May i; 

 departs September i. 



233. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. — Abundant summer resi- 

 dent all over. Lake Winnipeg {Brexuer). Arrives May 20; departs early in 

 September. 



234. Harporhynchus rufus. Brown Thrasher. — Common summer 

 resident throughout Red River Valley, on the Big Plain, and Riding 

 Mountain. At Swan River. Arrives May 20; departs September 7. 



235. Troglodytes aedon parkmanii. Western House Wren. — Abun- 

 dant summer resident all over. Arrives May 20; departs about the end of 

 September. 



236. Troglodytes hiemalis. Winter Wren. — ^Mr. R. H. Hunter writes 

 me that this species is a common summer resident east of Winnipeg. 



237. Cistothorus stellaris. Short-billed Marsh Wren. — Abundant 

 summer resident all over. Near Fort Pelly {Seton). At Water Hen 

 River. Arrives May 15; departs September 15. 



238. Cistothorus palustris. Long-billed Marsh Wren. Rare sum- 

 mer resident. Noted at Winnipeg, and at Water Hen River. Not found 

 yet in Assiniboine region. Apparently of extensive though erratic distri- 

 bution, as it was found by Richardson on the Saskatchewan. 



239. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — Red River 

 settlement {Ridg-vay) . 



240. Sitta carolinensis aculeata. Slender-billed Nuthatch. — Rather 

 rare summer resident. Noted on Big Plain {IF. G. A. Brodie), at Por- 

 tage la Prairie, and along Red River. Latest noted October 27, 1884. 



241. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. — Very rare sum- 

 mer resident. Once seen on Big Plain; once taken near Winnipeg by Mr. 

 Hine. Occurs at Lake Winnipeg {Ridgivay'). 



242. Parus atricapillus septentrionalis. Long-tailed Chickadee. — 

 Resident; abundant all over. Very common in Northwest Territory 

 {Mucoun). Lake Winnipeg (A'c/zwico//), Winnipeg River {B.Ross). The 

 Manitoba bird is not strictly septentrionalis, but is nearer to that form than 

 to atricapillus. 



243. Parus hudsonicus. Hudsonian Chickadee. — The only record is 

 as follows: "In flocks around the Porcupine Mountains" {Macoun). The 

 bird is certainly not found in the Assiniboine region, and there are no Red 

 River recoi'ds, though it should be the prevailing species in the Winnipeg 

 Basin. 



