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Agelaius phoeniceus arctolegus Oberholser. Northern Red- 

 winged Blackbird. 



This red-wing inhabits suitable places, of which there is an 

 abundance throughout the region north to Great Slave Lake. 

 We noted it at Edmonton on May 10, and while on the Atha- 

 baska observed it on a number of occasions between Athabaska 

 Landing and the mouth of the river, May 17 to June 4. The 

 species was common along Slave River, and was observed near 

 the mouth of the Peace River on June 7, and at Smith Landing 

 on June 10. During our trip through the Little Buffalo River 

 country red-wings were noted on the Buffalo River Portage, 

 July 6; on Little Buffalo River, July 7; daily on the Nyarling, 

 July 8 to 11, and on the lower part of the Little Buffalo on July 

 12. It was last observed in the delta of the Slave, near Fort 

 Resolution, on July 17. 



Euphagus carolinus (Mtiller). Rusty Blackbird. 



The rusty blackbird is quite generally distributed through the 

 swamps of the Athabaska region north to the tree limit. It was 

 nesting in the country west of Salt River on July 27, and was an 

 abundant species about the Nyarling and along the lower part 

 of Little Buffalo River, July 8 to 12. It was next observed near 

 the eastern extremity of Great Slave Lake on July 25, and was 

 noted on Pike's Portage on July 29 and 31, and old birds accom- 

 panied by newly fledged young were observed on the following 

 day. It was next noted near the same point on our return trip 

 on September 10, and a specimen was taken at Fort Reliance 

 on September 16. Others were seen among the islands between 

 Fort Reliance and Fort Resolution on September 23, 24, and 25, 

 and while ascending the Slave River we observed numbers on 

 lower Slave River on September 29; near Point Brule", October 1, 

 and near Grand Devour, October 2 and 3. Others were seen 

 near Fort Smith on October 4, and while crossing Smith Portage 

 between that point and Smith Landing on October 5 we observed 

 one being pursued by a Northern Shrike. During the remainder 

 of the month, while we were ascending the Slave and Athabaska 



