Vol- XXVl Seton, Bird Records from Great Slave Lake. 73 



Lincoln Finch. Melospiza lincolnii. Nesting in the vicinity of Fort 

 Resolution. 



Swamp Sparrow. Melospiza georgiana. Seen near Fort Resolution 

 July 16. 



Fox Sparrow. Passerella iliaca. Nests north to the edge of the 

 woods, one noted at Last Woods on Artillery Lake Aug. 5. Also observed 

 at Pike's Portage, east end of Great Slave Lake, Sept. 11. 



Cliff Swallow. Petrochelidon lunifrons. Abundant, nesting in great 

 colonies in the cliffs of Great Slave and Artillery Lakes, but not seen 

 farther. 



Barn Swallow. Hirundo crythrogaster . Several were ^een July 21, 

 about the tall cliffs of Et-then which is a large island in the north side 

 of Great Slave Lake, W. Long. 112° 20'. Doubtless they nest there. 



White-breasted Swallow. Iridoprocne bicolor. Common at Fort 

 Resolution. Not seen farther northeast. 



Bank Swallow. Riparia riparia. Found in thousands along the 

 Great Slave River to Fort Resolution. Not seen farther northeasterly. 



Northern Shrike. Lanius borealis. Saw two at Fort Reliance Sept. 

 15. 



Red-eyed Vireo. Vireo olivaceus. Common about Fort Resolution. 



Tennessee Warbler. Helmdnthophila peregrina. One seen near the 

 eastern end of Great Slave Lake July 28. 



Yellow Warbler. Dendroica (Estiva. Fairly common, and nesting 

 at Fort Resolution, and thence to the north shore of Great Slave Lake, at 

 least as far east as W. Long. 109°. 



Black-poll Warbler. Dendroica striata. Female observed feeding 

 young at Artillery Lake, Aug. 5. 



Myrtle Warbler. Dendroica coronata. On Sept. 3 a small flock ap- 

 peared at Last Woods, Artilleiy Lake. This may be a northward fall 

 migration. 



Wilson Black-cap. Wilsonia pusilla. Preble collected one at Last 

 Woods, Artillery Lake, Sept. 5. Another north migrant in fall. 



Western Water-Thrush. Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis. Com- 

 mon about the Slave River Delta in mid-July. 



Pipit. Anthus pensilvanicus. First seen July 24 on north shore of 

 Great Slave Lake about W. Long. 110°, probably nesting; thence north- 

 ward to Clinton-Colden Lake. Very abundant in migration at Fort 

 Reliance in mid-September. 



Long-tailed Chickadee. Parus atricapillus septentrionalis. Abun- 

 dant along Great Slave River to the Delta; not seen afterwards. 



HuDSONiAN Chickadee. Parus hudsonicus. Abundant along Great 

 Slave River and on the islands of Great Slave Lake to the north shore 

 about W. Long. 112°. Not seen farther north or east. 



Gray-cheeked Thrush. Hylocichla alicice. Abundant, and appar- 

 ently nesting from Kahdinouay Island, middle of Great Slave Lake, to 

 south end of Artillery Lake. Common at Fort Reliance on Sept. 14. 



