BIRDS 261 



place in the spruce trees, Churchill River, June 27. 

 Nest found in spruce tree situated against main 

 trunk about 12 feet above the ground and con- 

 tained five young about two weeks old, Reindeer 

 River, June 29. Observed commonly south end 

 Reindeer Lake, July 3, 4. Observed Sucker Bay, 

 Reindeer Lake, July 6. Reindeer Lake, July 7. 

 Commonly seen on Reindeer Lake, July 10. 

 Observed July 11, 13. Observed Cochrane 

 River, July 19, 21, 28; Du Brochet Lake, 

 August 1, 3 ; north end Du Brochet Lake, 

 August 12. 



BLACK-POLL WARBLER (Dendroica striata). 

 A male taken on Beaver River, May 18. 



One observed south end Reindeer Lake, July 4, 

 and on Cochrane River, July 26. One observed 

 Du Brochet Lake, August 3, carrying insects in 

 bill for young. Observed inland from Du Brochet 

 Lake, August 5. 



PALM WARBLER (Dendroica palmar um palm- 

 arum). A male taken on Beaver River, May 18. 



WATER-THRUSH (Seiurus noveboracensis nove- 

 boracensis). Three specimens : a female, Beaver 

 River, May 20; a male, Knee Lake, Churchill 

 River, June 6 ; and a female, Reindeer River, 

 June 28 ; these are close to Grinnell's Water- 

 Thrush (S. n. notabilis), in colour. 



Observed Reindeer River, June 29. One taken 

 Reindeer Lake, July 10. Observed Cochrane 

 River, July 23, 24, 26, 27, and on July 29, 31, 

 below Du Brochet Lake ; observed Du Brochet 

 Lake, August 1, 6, 8. Note that this species is 

 common on Cochrane River, and that they feed 

 along the water's edge like a j^Pipit or Wagtail 



