94 CKLTISE OF THE STEAMER CORWIX. 



48. Dendroica aestiva (G'»«7.). Yki.i.ow W.vuhi.I'.k. 



A^j^jareutly imt comiiu))! anywhere in tlii! region. A few young i)ii-(ls were seen iihoiit tlie 

 beginning of August. 



One siJecinien; Middle Kowak, August 10. 



49. Dendroica coionata (/,/'/i/(.). JlYUTi.r, Wakbler (Tai-tein-i-ruk). 



My .specimens of this epecies, wliicli was found in niodei'afe nnmbers along the river, are 

 l)oth young birds. 



Two specimens: Upper and Middle Kowak, July v'5-August 15. 



50. Dendroica striata {Forsf.). Bl.\(k-i>oi,i. Warbler. 



Like the preceding, only moderately conmion. Young birds collected. 

 Four specimens; Upper and Middle Kowak, July 22-August 15. 



51. Seiurus noveboraceiisis {(Imd.). Water Thrvsh (Ikn-lik-tdi-Hk). 



Seen on several occasions in damp thickets along the river. Three specimens; Upper 

 Kowak, July 1-2-August S. 



52. Sylvania pusilla ( ll'iln.). Wilson's W.\.rbler (Niin-iciik-ti'i-nd-). 



Probably commoner than any other warbler in the region. Six specimens: Upper and 

 Middle Kowak, July S-Aiigust 15. 



53. Authus pensilvanicus {Lath..). American Pipit (/-,i-U--e!(fc). 



Small bands of this species constantly frequented the higher and drier hilltops. They 

 never descended to the damp tundra bordering tlie river. Three specimens; Middle Kowak, 

 August 1-1 s. 



54. Panis hudsoiiicus For.'it. Hudsonian Chickadee. 



I met with the chickadee on one occasion only, a single individual having been shot ou 

 the upper river July "24. 



55. Phyllopseustes borealis (Blda.). Kennicott's Willow AVaebler. 



I procured a specimen of the rare Kennicott's warl)ler on August 1. It was discovered 

 in a thicket far up on one of the highest hills of the middle river, and was singing sweetly. 



On August 30 I olitained another specimen at Poi-t Clarence under similar circumstances, 

 which was unfortunately lost. It is a Siberian bird, known in Alaska by less than half a 

 dozen specimens. 



56. Turdus aliciae Baird. Grav-cheeked Thrush (Sin-nt-U'i-Iiik ov Jks-lik-tdi-uk.) 



Coinuion among the thickets of th(! lower river. It will be noticed that the native who 

 gave me the name of Iks-llk-tni-uk for this species confouiid(Hl it with tlij water thrush 

 {8einrus noveboracciisi.s). which perhaps resembles it sufficiently to make his mistake 

 excusable. 



Five si)ecimens; Lower Kowak, July -1 and August 18. 



57. Menila migratoria (Linn.). American Robin (A.'(()(-a-//((-)-((fc, aJiilt ; ciik-cdi-tcd-cn-lnk, young). 



A common summer resident. 



Five specimens; Ujjper Kowak, July "21-'.M). 



58. Hesperocichla uaevia {GmeL). \'AKn;i) Tiiucsu {Tui-ini-.ixi-liik nr Vi-o-rik-tu-druk). 



A s])ecies whose presence was noted at intervals during the entire season. I found a. nest 

 containing three hard-set eggs on July 4, in the spruce woods of the lower river. 

 Eight specimens; July 4 and August 18. 



