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Brooks, Birds of the Cariboo District, B.{C. f July 



86. Dendroica auduboni. Audubon's Warbler. — Tolerably com- 

 mon breeder. 



87. Dendroica maculosa. Magnolia Warbler. — Several seen at 

 Quesnelle during fall migration. 



88. Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. — I shot a Black-poll 

 Warbler in the first plumage at Quesnelle but was unable to find it in the 

 thick brush. I am verj well acquainted with the species and am positive 

 of the identity, as when first seen the bird was within five feet of me, and 

 I had a good look at it. 



89. Sieurus noveboracensis notabilis. Grinnell's Water-thrush. 

 — Breeding at Quesnelle, and less commonly at 158-Mile House. 



90. Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. — Breeding through- 

 out the district. 



91. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. — Breeding as far north as 

 Soda Creek. 



92. Regulus calendula. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. — Breeding near 

 158-Mile House. On the nth June I found a nest in a small spruce not 

 four feet high; the nest was close to the stem and about two feet from 

 the ground ; it was a very deep cup, almost a vertical cylinder. The 

 sitting bird must have been entirely concealed. It contained five eggs, a 

 sixth imperfect one was sticking in the foundation of the nest ; it had 

 evidently been pushed through the lining and a fresh floor built over it. 



The owners were raising a great outcry over the intrusion of a wander- 

 ing brood of Whiskey Jacks ; two grouse feathers were carefully put over 

 the entrance to the nest, which made Tue think that it had been rifled by 

 the jays and the lining pulled out. 



93. Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni. Olive-backed Thrush. — A 

 common breeder from Clinton to Quesnelle. 



94. Hylocichla guttata pallasii Hermit Thrush. — This was the 

 form of Hermit Thrush occurring at Quesnelle ; a skin from 158-Mile 

 House seems closer to the typical form. 



