128 Seton on the Birds of Western Manitoba. [July 



244. Regulus satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet — Rare migrant. 

 Noted only at Carberrj-, November 5, 18S4. 



245. Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. — Tolerably com- 

 mon migrant. Noted on Big Plain about May 15; on Souris in Septem- 

 ber (Cowe.t). Along Red River and at Portage la Prairie. 



246. Turdus fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush. Veery. — Abundant 

 summer resident all over. "Lake Manitoba and westward ; abundant." 

 Arrives May 24; departs late in August. 



246 a. Turdus fuscescens salicicolus. Willow Thrush. — Taken on 

 the Souris at the Boundary, in the fall migration, September 16, by Dr. 

 Coues. Recorded as Turdus swainsoni. 



247. Turdus alicias. Gray'-cheeked Thrush. — Common migrant on 

 the Big Plain. Imperfectly observed, as it is not distinguished by ordinary 

 observers. 



248. Turdus ustulatus swainsoni. Olive-backed Thrush. — Tolerably 

 common summer resident. Noted on Turtle Mountain, Duck Mountain, 

 and Big Plain. Found along Red River at Portage la Prairie. Swan 

 River, and north to Carleton House. Arrives May 12. 



249. Turdus aonalaschkae pallasii. Hermit Thrush.- — -Common sum- 

 mer resident. Noted at Turtle Mountain, Big Plain, Portage la Prairie, 

 and along the Red River. "Lake Manitoba and west to Fort Pelly." Ar- 

 rives May I. 



250. Merula migratoria. American Robin. — Abundant summer resi- 

 dent all over, throughout the Winnipegoosis region, Norway House. 

 Arrives April 15; departs October 15 ( W. G. A. Brodie^. 



251. Sialia sialis. Bluebird. — Rare summer resident. Most common 

 in the region about Winnipeg. Lake Winnipeg (Ridgivay). At Portage 

 la Pi-airie a few pairs are seen eacli summer {JVask^. Not noted west 

 of this point. 



The following species are added on the authority of Mr. R. 

 H. Hunter of Ottawa. The list was received too late for inser- 

 tion in due order. 



252. Anas cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal. — "I have taken the Cinnamon 

 Teal at Oak Lake, and I think also at Lake Manitoba, but during fifteen 

 years' residence in Manitoba I have seen only five or six specimens." 



253. Glaucionetta islandica. Barrow's Golden-eye. — "I shot a brace 

 at Lake Manitoba in 1879, ^"*^ ^ drake at Shoal Lake in the spring of the 

 following year. And I saw a drake which was killed at the mouth of the 

 Red River." 



254. Recurvirostra americana. American Avocet. — "Have killed 

 the bird along the Souris, southwest of Plum Creek." In the Museum of 

 the Geological survey at Ottawa is "a specimen of the Avocet, marked 

 'from Manitoba.'" 



255. Buteo lineatus. Red-shouldered Hawk. — "Rather common in 

 the eastern part of the Province." 



256. Elanoides forficatus. Swallow-tailed Kite. — "Noticed at 

 Selkirk, Pembina Mountain, and Fort Qii'Appelle." 



