December, 1919] 



The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



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few blackish-brown spots; chest brownish-buff 

 streaked with brownish-black; flanks buff wish 

 brown streaks, rest of under parts buffy-white ; above 

 brown streaked with black, upper tail coverts 

 brownish-buff ta.il darker than in adult; wing 

 coverts tipped with buff. 

 Zonatrichia leucophrys gambelii, Gambel's Sparrow. 



Three specimens, an adult male and a juvenile 

 male, Reindeer lake, July 16; and a young male, 

 Cochrane river, July 26. 

 Spizella monticola monlicola, Tree Sparrow. 



A male, Reindeer lake, July 11. "Two pairs 

 breeding on an island, first seen on trip." A female. 

 Fort Du Brochet, July 17. "Bird had young al- 

 most fully fledged." 

 Spizella passerina passerina, Chippmg Sparrow. 



A male, Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse, May 27. 

 Melospiza melodia melodia. Song Sparrow. 



A pair, Reindeer river, June 28. 

 Melospiza lincolni lincolni, Lincoln's Sparrow. 



A male. Reindeer river, June 29. 

 Melospiza georgiana, Swamp Sparrow. 



A male, Churchill river, June 6. "Small colony 

 of these birds breeding at this place." 

 Passerella iliaca iliaca. Fox Sparrow. 



Four specimens, all males, one Remdeer lake, 

 July II; three, Cochrane river, July 18 and 24, 

 and August 3. The July 24 bird was carrying 

 food to fledged young. 

 Petrochelidon lunifrons lunifrons, Cliff Swallow. 



Two females, Churchill river, June 9; a pair, 

 Cochrane river, August 6, fully fledged young in 

 company with these last. 

 Iridoprocne bicolor. Tree Swallow. 



Two specimens, a female. Crooked river. May 

 15; a young male. Lake Du Brochet, August 6. 

 Two sets of eggs taken on the Churchill river, 

 June I I ; nests in old woodpecker holes in dead 

 poplars. 

 Riparia riparia, Bank Swallow. 



A male, Sandy lake, Churchill river, June 9. 

 Bomb^cilla garrula, Bohemian Waxwing. 



Two specimens from Cochrane river, a juvenile 

 male taken July 28. "Iris, dark, not reddish-brown, 

 like adult." An adult female, July 30. 

 Bomhycdla cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. 



A male. Key lake, June 25. 

 Lanius borealis, Northern Shrike. 



A male, Cochrane river, October 19. 

 Vireos^ha olivacea. Red-eyed Virco. 



A male. Dead lake, Churchill river, June 1 7. 

 Lanivireo solitarius solitarius. Blue-headed Vireo. 



A male. Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse, May 28. 

 Mniotilta varia. Black and White Warbler. 



A male, Beaver river. May 17. 

 Vermivora peregrine, Tennessee Warbler. 



Three males, two from Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse. 

 May 27, and June 2 ,one from Dead lake, Churchill 

 river, June 1 7. 



Dendroica aestiva acsliva, Yellow Warbler. 



Two males, one Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse, May 27, 

 the other Reindeer lake, July 4; this latter is only 

 a little more worn than the May bird. 

 Dendroica coronaia. Myrtle Warbler. 



Three specimens, two adult males, from Big 

 river. May 7 and 8; a juvenile, Cochrane river, 

 July 27. Hoover's Warbler, D. c. hooveri has 

 recently been revived by Dr. Oberholser and the 

 range of this western race of the Myrtle Warbler 

 is given as reaching east to central Mackenzie, but 

 the adult taken May 8, which I have been able to 

 compare with a series of both the supposed races; is 

 nearer to coronaia. 

 Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. 



A male, Beaver river, May 18. 

 Dendroica palmarum palmarum, Palm Warbler. 



A male, Beaver river. May 18. 

 Seiurus noveboracensis noveboracensis, Water- 

 Thrush. 



Three specimens, a female, Beaver river. May 

 20; a male. Knee lake, Churchill river, June 6; 

 and a female. Reindeer river, June 28. These are 

 close to Grinnell's Water-Thrush, 5. n. notablis, in 

 color. 

 Wilsonia pusilla pusilla, Wilson's Warbler. 



A male. Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse, May 26. 

 Sitta canadensis, Red-breasted Nuthatch. 



A male. Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse, May 25. 

 Penthestes hudsonicus hudsonicus, Hudsonian 

 Chickadee. 



Three specimens, a pair taken at Big river. May 

 8; and a young bird, Cochrane river, July 24. This 

 last is interesting though full-grown (length 5 in.), 

 the pileum instead of being soft grayish-brown is 

 blackish-brown, forming a distinct cap, while the 

 hind neck and back are brownish-gray. 

 Regulus calendula calendula. Ruby-crowned 

 Kinglet. 



Three specimens, a male. Lake Ile-a-la-Crosse, 

 May 28; a female taken with nest containing young, 

 Churchill river, July 3 ; and a male taken, Reindeer 

 lake, July 9. The nest taken July 3 is described 

 as follows: "Nest in young spruce tree about ten 

 feet high, nest against limb and about eight feet 

 up. Nest contained seven young, about fourteen 

 days old." 

 Hylocichla aliciae aliciae. Gray-cheeked Thrush. 



Two males. Big river. May I I ; Churchill river, 

 June 18. This latter is in very worn plumage. 

 "Bird in company with mate. " 



Hylocichla ustulata sn^ainsoni, Olive-backed 

 Thrush. 



Two males, Ile-a-la-Crosse, May 25 ; and Black 

 Bear island, Churchill river, June 14. 

 H^locichla guttata pallasi. Hermit Thrush. 



A male, Beaver river. May 18. 



