.^■893^] f>wioilT, Summer Binh of Prince Edward tsUtnd. I^ 



Vireo solitarius.- Soljtarv Vireo.— At Souiis one diiv I was attracted 

 by the soiij; ol' this liini. arid soon saw tljc perfc/rmei-. This was the onlv 

 s|)ecimen observed on tlie island. I have often met with it on the main- 

 land, and f'ullv expected to find others, as its rich, clear sontf, disconnected 

 withal in delivery, cannot fail to attract attention. 



Mniotilta varia. Black-and-wiiitk Warbler.— Occasionally seen or 

 its 'wiry' soni; heard, though not very common. 



Helminthophila ruficapilla. Na.siivii.lk Warbi.er.— Rather abundant 

 at Tignish and not met with elsewliere. The activity of this bird is highly 

 commendable, unless you are in pursuit of one, when you are not so favor- 

 ably impressed. Hardly pausing to dash off its lively song, it is one 

 moment at the very lop of some tall tree and the next on tlit ground a 

 hundred yards away where its song breaks forth (piite as vigorously. The 

 bird is the embodiment of restles.sness. 



Compsothlypis americana. Parui.a Warbler.— Infrecjuently observed 

 and generally in tlic upper branches of hard-wood forest. 



Dendroica aestiva. Yr'it.i.ow WARHt.FK. — Rather common and quite as 

 likely to be found among lonely alder thickets as in the trees around 

 houses. 



Dendroica caerulescens. Blaik-tiiroatkii Blue Warbler. — A few 

 were detected at Souris. I did not see such extensive hard-wood timber 

 anywhere else on the island, and as the species has a decided prefeience 

 for such localities, its absence elsewhere is perhaps not to be wondered at. 



Dendroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler.— Common. Tiieir song 

 reminded me of early spring days in lower latitudes. Their favorite 

 iiaunts were clumps of spi uces and lirs in partly cleared land. 



Dendroica maculosa. Magnolia Wariii,i:r.— This is the characteristic 

 Warbler of the region and is abundantly represented. It is most abim- 

 daut in low growths of spruces, where the variety of its song io often con- 

 fusing. 



Dendroica virens. Hlack-tiiroated Green Warbler.— .\buudanl 

 at every place \isited where the forest was composed of trees of consider- 

 able size. 



Dendroica palmarum hypochrysea. Yellow Palm Warbler— An 

 incubating female taken at Tignish is the only evidence I have of this 

 bird's occurience. The locality was damp, cleared ground, growing up 

 with bushes atid small larches. 



Seiurus aurocapillus. Ovenbird.— One was noted .it Tignish, and a 

 number at Souris in the hard-wood timber. It is doubtless fairly common 

 in suitable localities. 



Seiurus noveboracensis. Water-thrush. — A few were met with at 

 Tignish only. It is a species that but for its loud song would easily 

 escape notice. Invariably found along brooks or in their near vicinitv. 



Geothlypis Philadelphia. Mournini; Warbler.— Appiuently rare, 

 though a few were found at Souris in the bushy edges of drv tields 

 adjoining the woods. 



Geothlypis trichas. Maryland Yellowthroat. — Found sparingly 



