260 ANIMALS AND BIRDS COLLECTED 



Observed on Rapid River Lake, Churchill River, 

 June 24. Note that at this point bird-life is 

 disappointingly scarce. Observed below Frog 

 Portage on the Churchill River, June 27, and on 

 Reindeer River, June 28, 29. Noted as being 

 very plentiful, Reindeer River, June 30. 



Yellow Warbler (Dendroica cestiva (estiva). 

 — Two males taken: one Lake lie a la Crosse, 

 May 27 ; the other Reindeer Lake, July 4 ; this 

 latter is only a little more worn than the May bird. 



Observed Sandfly Lake on the Churchill River, 

 June 11. One specimen observed above Trout 

 Lake on the Churchill River, June 15 ; also on 

 Dead Lake, Churchill River, June 17. Few 

 observed Island Lake, Churchill River, June 25, 

 26. Observed Churchill River, June 27 ; Rein- 

 deer River, June 28 ; south end of Reindeer Lake, 

 July 3 ; Reindeer Lake, July 11 ; Fort Du Bro- 

 chet, July 17 ; Cochrane River, July 28 ; Du 

 Brochet Lake, August 1 ; when noted that this 

 species is very scarce now. Observed north end 

 Du Brochet Lake, August 10. 



Myrtle Warbler {Dendroica coronata). — 

 Three specimens : two adult males from Big 

 River, May 7, 8 ; a juvenile, Cochrane River, 

 July 27. Hoover's Warbler (D. c. hooveri), has 

 recently been revived by Dr. Oberholster, and 

 the range of this western race of the Myrtle 

 Warbler is given as reaching east to Central 

 Mackenzie, but the adult taken May 8, which I 

 have been able to compare with series of both 

 the supposed races, is nearer to coronata. 



Observed female in neighbourhood of her nest, 

 but prolonged search failed to find its hiding- 



