262 ANIMALS AND BIRDS COLLECTED 



— sometimes they make short rising flights, of 

 some 10 to 15 feet, into the air in pursuit of insects. 

 Observed north end Du Brochet Lake, August 11. 



Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusillapusilla). 

 — A male taken at Lake lie a la Crosse, May 26. 



[Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)]. — One ob- 

 served Beaver River, May 19. 



[Tree Creeper (Certhia, familiaris americana)]. 

 — Observed Big River, May 10. 



Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis). 

 —A male taken at Lake lie a la Crosse, May 25. 



One observed in winter south of Cumberland 

 Lake on January 11. 



[Chickadee (Penthestes atricapillus subsp. ?)]. — 

 Observed below Dead Lake, Churchill River, 

 June 18. Observed a pair with a family of fully 

 fledged young on Rapid River Lake, Churchill 

 River, June 24. Observed south end of Reindeer 

 Lake, July 3. 



Hudsonian Chickadee (Penthestes hudsonicus 

 hudsonicus). — Three specimens : a pair taken at 

 Big River, May 8 ; and a young bird, Cochrane 

 River, July 24. This last is interesting, though 

 full grown (length 5 inches) the pileum instead of 

 being soft greyish brown, is blackish brown, form- 

 ing a distinct cap, while the hind neck and back 

 are brownish grey. 



Observed south end of Reindeer Lake, July 3 ; 

 few observed, Du Brochet Lake, August 3. 



Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula 

 calendula). — Three specimens : a male, Lake 

 He a la Crosse, May 28 ; a female taken with 

 nest containing young, Churchill River, July 3 ; 

 and a male taken Reindeer Lake, July 9. The 





