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Si'. Chau. Mule. Prcviiilini^M'olor liliirlc. A cciitial line (in llu? liroiist, tlii' aluloincn, 

 and under tail-coverts wliile ; »ouw Irallicrs in (he latter stroiiuly tin<;f(l witn dark bri)wn. 

 Bases of all the (luill.-! except tli(' inner and ouler, and liasal hall'iifall the lail-leathers ex- 

 cept the middle one. a patch on i>ach side of Ihe breast, and the; axillary rejrion, oran'/e-ri'd, 

 of a vermilion shade on the breast. Fcnnilc with the l>laelv replace<l by olive-green above 

 by brownish-wlnto beneath, the red rei)laced by yellow ; the head tini,red with ash ; a 

 gMyish-wdiite lore and ring roinid the eye. Length, ').25 ; wing, 2.")(l ; tail, 2.45. 



llAt!. Eastern and in part Middle Provinces of .Xortli .\inerica to Kort Simpson, west to 

 Great Salt Lake-; Kort Laraini(;; Denver City ; most of tlie West Indies; .Mexico to Ecnador. 



The yomiy malti in early iuitiinin greatly resembles in pliunage the utliilt 

 female, but has the upper tail-coverts ami tail deep black, .sharply contrasted 

 with the olive of the rump, instead of having tlie ujjper tail-coverts olive, the 

 tail sim])ly dusky ; in addition the back is more greenish-olive, and the 

 alxlonien and crissum ])ure wiute. The nitile docs not obtain the perfect 

 adult plumage until about the third yetir. 



Habits. The so-called Hcdstiirt has an extended distribution from the 

 Atliuitic to the liocky Mountains, and 

 from Florida to high nortliern latitudes, 

 having been found brceiling at Fort 

 Simpson by ^Mr. Hoss, and tit Fort 

 Iicsolution by Mr. Kennicott and Mr. 

 Lockliart. It is generally abundant in 

 suitidde localities, and probably breeds 

 wherever found north of the Potomac. 

 It winters in large nunil)ers in (iuate- 

 mahi and in other jiarts of Central 

 America, as well iis in the West Indies. 

 It is common in St. Croi.x in the sMring, 



and is especially seen about houses, according to Newton, 

 there until the end of April. 



Eichard.son found this species abundant on the Saskatchewan, as far to the 

 north as the Hfty-eighth parallel. It appeared there the last of May, ti; d 

 left early in Se])teniber. He found it frequenting moist, shady hinds. Hit- 

 ting about iimong the moss-oiown and twisted stems of the tall willows that 

 skirt the marshes. It wa.s easily recognized by the red lining of its wings 

 as it Hitted through the gloomy shades in pursint of mosquitoes and other 

 winged insects. 



Among the memoranda of the late Mr. Kennicott, we find two to the effect 

 that on the 2()th of May he found both males and females of this species 

 common netir litiiny Lake, tind that on the (ith of June he also observed 

 these birds near Lake Winnepeg. June 14, at Fort L'esolution, he rditained 

 a female Redstart with nest and four eggs. The nest wtis built in the fork 

 of a willow, in a thick but low wood of alder and willow. It was entirely 

 unprotected by leaves or branches. The female was taken on tiie nest. 



The Newtons found this a very common .species in St, Croix, in the sj)ring 



Setoplta^a ruticilla. 



It remains 



