Vol. X"] Todd Birds of Indiana and Clearfield Counties, Pa. 43 



1893 J 



On June 30, after exploring a swampy rhododendron thicket 

 where' I found northern Warblers numerous, among them 

 several pairs of Water-thrushes, I came to one of the few tracts 

 of original forest that are left in this neighborhood. I found 

 it to be a thick wood of white pine and hemlock, with no 

 undergrowth to speak of excepting along a small stream flowing 

 through its midst. Scattered here and there were enormous 

 trees of both these kinds, three and four feet through at the 

 base, and rearing their lofty heads far above the general level 

 of the treetops. Here is the haunt of the Blackburnian and 

 Black-throated Blue Warblers, whose songs are heard on every 

 hand, while from high overhead come the slender filing notes 

 of the Black-throated Green Warbler and the cicada-like 

 humming of the Blue Yellow-backed. Snowbirds, too, were 

 occasionally seen, and Wood Thrushes. 



Only fifty-five species were recorded during my stay at Coal- 

 port, "which was from June 28 to July 2, 1S92. That this 

 is less than half the actual number breeding is evident by 

 a comparison witli Mr. Dwight's list for Cresson and Dr. 

 Van Fleet's for DuBois. Eight species, all except two very 

 common, were found whose affinities are with the Canadian 

 Fauna, as follows: Junco hyemalis, Dendroica ccerulescens, 

 Dendroica mactdosa, Dendroica blackbumice, Seiurus novebo- 

 racensis, Sylvania canadensis, Troglodytes hiemalis, and 

 Tnrdus aonalaschkce pallasii. 



Four in their southern breeding limit characterize the Alle- 

 ghanian zone : Empidonax minimus, Dendroica pensylvanica, 

 Dendroica virens, and Parus atricapillus. 



Eight in their northern breeding limit likewise characterize 

 the Alleo-hanian zone : Antrostomus vociferus, Sturnella mag- 

 na, Icterus galbula, Pipilo erythrophthahnus, Piranga ery- 

 t/iromelas, Galeoscoptes carolinensis, Harporhynchus rufns, 

 and Turdus mustelinus. 



These facts seem to justify the conclusion that the district is 

 Alleghanian in its fauna, with a very decided Canadian element 

 however, which latter is probably greater than was apparent 

 from my limited observations. 



The following is a complete list of the birds observed during 

 my stay. 



