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1 Ci'RRiER, Si( miner Hi'idi! of Leech Lake^ Aliiiti. _|_ I 



8i. Tachycincta bicolor. Tree Swallow. — ^ Seen about the ponds^ 

 and smaller lakes near Walker and along the shores of Leech Lake. In 

 1903 we saw three cavities in use as nesting places. Thev were in stubs 

 standing at the edge of the water. 



82. Riparia riparia. B.\nk Swallow. — An abundant bird about 

 Leech Lake. 



83. Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. — A plentiful bird, but 

 much more numerous in 1902 than in 1903. 



84. Vireo olivaceus. Red-eved Vireo.— Abundant throughout that 

 region. It seems to be as numerous about Leech Lake as it is in Iowa 

 and Missouri, and certainly is one of the best distributed birds of the 

 Mississippi ^'alIe_v. 



85. Vireo gilvus. Warhling Vireo. — But one was seen near Walker. 

 This was May 27, 1902, when one appeared in song. Thirty or forty miles 

 southwest of Walker, I found them to be a common bird May 29, 1902, 

 and several were seen near Brainerd sixty miles south of Walker by Mr. 

 Smith May 21, 1903. In both localities the country is well cultivated. 



86. Vireo solitarius. Blue-headed V^ireo. — Several seen May 23, 

 1903, but could not find them later. Both sexes were represented. 



87. Mniotilta varia. Black and White Warbler. — Common in 

 1902, and one of the most abundant of all warblers in 1903. 



88. Helminthophila chrysoptera. Golden-winged Warbler. — May 

 22, 1903, I found one — a male in song — in a small swamp along the 

 railroad near Walker. 



89. Helminthophila rubricapilla. Nashville Warbler. — We found 

 this species to be quite common. June 17, 1903, Mr. Smith flushed a 

 female from a nest containing five incubated eggs. The locality was a 

 small swamp along a brook near Walker, and the nest was sunken into a 

 hummock of moss near the foot of a balsam. A clump of Daltbarda, 

 growing just in tront of the nest, completely hid the eggs from view 

 with its big leaves. 



90. Compsothlypis americana usneae. Northern Parula War- 

 bler. — Foimd in everv swamp where there were balsam and tamarack. 



91. Dendroica tigrina. — Cape May Warbler. — But one seen. This 

 was on May 25, 1903, near Long Lake, southwest of Walker. It was with 

 a group of other warblers of which there was a great flight that morning. 



93. Dendroica aestiva. Yellow Warbler. — One of the most nu- 

 merous of all the birds, keeping to the partially cleared hills and ' burns,' 

 with their thickets of hazel and alder. Many nests were seen. 



94. Dendroica caerulescens. Black-throated Blue Warbler. — 

 First found May 22, 1903, and at a later date it was in the same place. 

 This was a male in song, and from his staying in the vicinity we supposed 

 there was a nest near, but we did not see it or the mate. 



95. Dendroica maculosa. Magnolia Warbler. — One seen May 28, 

 1902, and several seen during our stay in 1903. During 1903 one male in 

 particular attracted our attention by his great beauty and sprightly song 



