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i6S. Dendroica blackburniae. Blackburnian Warbler. — A com- 

 mon summer resident. 



169. Dendroica virens. Black-throated Green Warbler. — A 

 common summer resident; breeds. Mr. Kay refers to it as onlj just 

 becoming common at Port Sydney' in 1890. 



170. Dendroica vigorsii. Pine Warbler. One taken by Mr. 

 Tavern ier on April 30, 1898, is the only record I have for either district. 



171. Seiurus aurocapillus. Oven-bird. — One of the most abundant 

 summer residents; breeds on the ground, usually in the open hardwood 

 bush. 



172. Seiurus noveboracensis. Water-Thrush. — A pair taken by 

 Mr. Kay at Port Sj'dney on May 24, 1889, is the only record I have for 

 either district. 



173. Geothlypis Philadelphia. Mourning Warbler. — A fairly com- 

 mon summer resident ; one of the latest arrivals in the spring. 



174. Geothlypis trichas. Maryland Yellow-throat. — A fairly 

 common summer resident; arrives about the same time as the Mourning 

 Warbler. 



175. Wilsonia pusilla. Wilson's Warbler. — The only record I 

 have is that of a male I took on the Magnetewan River, near Emsdale, on 

 May 20, 1897. 



176. Sylvania canadensis. Canadian Warbler. — A common sum- 

 mer resident. 



177. Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. — One of the most 

 common summer residents. 



178. Anthus pensilvanicus. American Pipit. — Reported as com- 

 mon at Beaumauris in the autumn by Mr. Tavernier; Mr. Kay saw some 

 at Port Sydney on August 15, 1890; thev occur regularly in Muskoka, 

 and were common at Sand Lake in October, 1900. 



179. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. — An abundant summer 

 resident, breeding usually on the edge of the forest or in gardens of the 

 settlers. 



180. Harporhynchus rufus. Brown Thrasher. — Mr. Kay records 

 one from Port Sydney, taken on May 7, 1890 ; I am sure it occurs at 

 Emsdale but have never been able to take one. 



181. Troglodytes aedon. House Wren. — Common summer resi- 

 dent ; breeds in hollow fence posts or stumps, and under the roofs of 

 houses. 



182. Anorthura hiemalis. Winter Wren. — A common species; 

 breeds. 



183. Certhia familiaris fusca. Brown Creeper. — A very common 

 resident; breeds. 



184. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. ^ — A common 

 resident. I found a nest on ISIay 24, 1893, at Emsdale; it was in a natural 

 hollow in a large maple, and about thirty feet from the ground. The six 

 eggs were laid on the rotten wood and surrounded by a few of the bird's 

 feathers. 



