378 REED-WRIGHT— THE VERTEBRATES OF [October i. 



dian zone. In these localities are found five of the ten Canadian 

 mammals characteristic of this zone in New York. They are : 



Canadian white-footed mouse, Peromycus maniculatus gracilis. 



Common red-backed mouse, Evotomys gapperi gapperi. 



Woodland jumping-mouse, Napceosapus insignis. 



Northeastern mink, Putorius vison vison. 



Smoky shrew, Sorcx fumeus. 



Of the sixteen more characteristic Canadian birds breeding in 

 New York, the Blackburnian and Alagnolia warblers breed upon 

 these hills. Associated with this assemblage of Canadian forms are 

 others which, while not characteristically Canadian, may be con- 

 sidered northern forms. Such are : 



Slate-colored junco, J unco hy emails. 



Nashville warbler, Vermivora ruhricapilla. 



Black-throated blue warbler, Dendroica ccerulescens. 



Black-throated green warbler, Dendroica virens. 



Water-thrush^ Seiurus novehoracensis. 



Canadian warbler, Wilsonia canadensis. 



Winter wren, Nannus hiemalis. 



Hermit thrush, Hylocichla guttata pallasii. 



In about the same degree in which a trace of the Canadian zone 

 is found in the higher portions of the basin there is a trace of the 

 Upper Austral in the lowlands about the head and outlet of the 

 lake. In these places are found such of the characteristic birds of 

 the Upper Austral zone as breed in New York, viz., 



Louisiana water-thrush, Seiurus motacilla. 



Yellow-breasted chat, Icteria virens. , 



Hooded warbler, Wilsonia citrina. 



Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus. 



Tufted titmouse, Bccolophus bicolor (onespecimen). 



In the same localities with the above are found species which 

 reach their northern breeding limit in the Transition zone in New 

 York having a wider breeding range to the southward, viz. : 



Barn owl, Aluco pratincola. 



