76 CHECK LIST OF THK 



(686) Canadian Warbler. 



(Wilsonia canadensis.) 



Common summer resident, breeds throughout its range in the Pro- 

 vince. 



Arrives early in May, departs at the end of August. 



GENUS SETOPHAGA. 



(687) American Redstart. 



(Setophaga ruticilla.) 



A common summer resident, breeding throughout its range in the 

 Province. 



Arrives about the tenth of May ; departs early in September. 



FAMILY MOTACILLID^E. (PIPITS, ETC.) 



Bill shorter than the head, very slender, straight, acute, notched at 

 tip. Feet large, fitted for walking ; hind claw long, little curved, as in 

 the larks ; inner toe cleft ; basal joint of outer toe united with middle 

 one ; tarsus as in Oscines generally, ending in a sharp undivided ridge 

 behind. Rictal bristles not conspicuous ; nostrils exposed. 



GENUS ANTHUS. 

 (697) American Pipit. 



(Anthus pennsylvanicus.) 9 



An abundant migrant, more frequently seen in autumn than in 

 spring. 



Breeds in the Arctic regions. 



Arrives about the tenth of May and passes on northward very 

 quickly. Early in September they return and remain until about the end 

 of the first week in November. 



FAMILY TROGLODYTID^E. (WRENS, THRASHERS, ETC.) 



Bill usually more or less slender, with or without a notch near the 

 tip. Nostrils not covered by bristles. Tarsus scutellate, the plates usu- 

 ally distinct. 



All are chiefly insectivorous, the Catbird being the only one which 

 feeds upon cultivated fruit. 



FAMILY MIMID^. (THRASHERS, ETC.) 



GENUS MIMUS. 

 (*) (7 3) Mocking-bird. 



(Mimus polyglottos.) 



I include this species on the authority of Mr. Mcllwraith, who has 

 recorded the occurrence of two specimens in southern Ontario. 



