2T.6 Roberts, The Prothonotary Warbler in Minnesota. [july 



the body of its host, as with Lipcunts ccler Kellogg of the Ful- 

 mars, of which parasite I have collected nearly one hundred 

 specimens from a single bird, and which is always abundantly 

 present on its host. Or the individuals may be few although 

 the parasite is a constant one, i. <?., almost always to be found on 

 any specimen of the host examined. Trinoton luridum Nitzsch 

 of the Ducks is rarely numerous on its host although sure to be 

 present on any Duck specimen examined. 



With these scattered observations I close my paper, only hoping 

 that some bird collectors may derive from these notes an interest 

 in the Mallophaga sufficient to induce them to collect these para- 

 sites, as their collection can be made more conveniently by bird 

 collectors than by entomologists. The preservation of the speci- 

 mens is a simple matter. Drop all of the parasites obtained from 

 a host individual (from a single bird, not bird species), into a vial 

 of 85% achohol, and label the vial with name of bird, locality, 

 date and name of collector. I shall be glad to receive specimens 

 to examine, determine and return, or, if permitted, to add to my 

 collection. 



THE PROTHONOTARY OR GOLDEN SWAMP WARBLER 



{PROTONOTARIA CITREA) A COMMON SUMMER 



RESIDENT OF SOUTHEASTERN 



MINNESOTA. 



WITH PHOTOGRAPHS FROM NATURE BY THE AUTHOR. 



The apology that I feel to be due for appearing before the Union 1 

 with a local paper of this kind, dealing as it does with a bird 

 about which so much that is excellent has been written, is that 

 the facts to be presented establish in no uncertain way a remark- 

 able northward extension of the breeding range of a bird hitherto 

 commonly regarded as of much more southern distribution. 



'This paper was read at a meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union 

 held in Washington, Nov. 15, 1S98. 



