114, CRUISE OF THE STEAMEK COR WIN. 



4. Parus hudsonicua Fors/. [45]. ITrnsoNiAN Chickadee. 



Like the preceding, this species is a permanent resident in the wooded interior. I have often 

 watched this busy little worker, ever cheerful and active, as it plays hideand seek among the tall 

 spruce trees; but never finding it in my heart to raise the deadly gun. How strange it is that it 

 should prefer the cheerless regions of the north, enduring its cold and famine, to the more pleasant 

 scenes in the lower latitudes. But we are ever reminded that He feedeth the sparrows, and not one 

 falleth to the ground without his notice. 



STLVICOLID.^. WARBLERS. 



5- Helminthophaga celata (Say.) Baird. [86]. The Orange-Crowned Warbler. 



This warbler is qnite common in the Kowak Eiver region. During the early part of July these 

 birds were apparently numerous along the river ; but about the middle of August not an individual 

 was seen. It nests in the thick bushes on the banks of the river, and, like many of the smaller 

 birds, it leaves very early in the fall. 



6. Dendrceca lestiva (Gmel.) Baird. [93]. The Summer Yellow Bird. 



Throughout northern Alaska, especially along the level stretches of tundra and among the 

 bushy tracts lying along the river banks, this handsome little warbler is found in abundance. 

 The alder and willow-lined shores of Hotham Inlet and the adjacent region afford a congenial 

 haunt for these birds. This is the only locality in which they approach the sea-shore in this latitude. 



7. Dendrceca coronata {Linn.) Gray. [95]. The Yellow-Rump Warbler. 



Unlike the preceding, the Yellow-Rump is found exclusively in the wooded interior, and lis 

 appearance on the sea coast may be regarded as accidental. I saw three specimens only of the 

 present species, and I am inclined to think that it is an uncommon resident in this region. 



8. Dendrceca striata {Forst.) Baird. [IDl]. The Black-Poll Warbler. 



The Black-Poll, like its preceding relative, is confined chiefly to the wooded interior. Occasional 

 specimens are seen on the shores of Hotham Lilet, where the dwarf alder ofters some attraction. 

 It is more abundant than the preceding, and undoubtedly breeds in this region. 



9. Myiodioctes pusillus ( Wih.) lip. [125]. The Black-Capped Yellow Warbler. 



Like its relative, the Yellow Warbler, the present species is more or less common in the Kowak 

 River region. The Black-Gap is seldom found in the wooded interior. Among the bush-covered 

 lowlands, or even on the open stretches of tundra, it is an abundant species. It is chiefly inland 

 in distribution; and according to my observation it is very uncommon along the coast. 



LANIID.E. SHRIKES. 



10. LauiuB boreali8 rieiU. [14-]. The Great Northern Shrike. 



The Northern Shrike, although seldom or never found in abundance in any locality, was noted 

 on several occasions, and specimens were obtained. The present region is the highest latitude in 

 which the shrike has been obtained in Alaska; and it adds considerably to the bird's known 

 range. I saw several pair of shrikes along the river; and although no nests were obtained, the 

 bird undoubtedly breeds in this region. 



HIRUNDINIDiE. SWALLOWS. 



11. Hlrundo erythrogastra iJorfrf. [154]. The Barn Swallow. 



What a pleasant surprise to the traveler iu these northern regions to meet his old friend, the 

 swallow ! How easily does the mind wander back to the scenes of other days, and recall the de- 

 light with which we welcomed this harbinger of spring! 



Throughout the present region the Barn Swallow is a common species. Among the deserted 

 winter huts of the natives I found it nesting in abundance. After the nesting season we fiud it 

 everywhere along the river, or skimming over the marshy sections lying on either side. The 

 latter part of August these birds collect in flocks and leave for the southern climes. 



