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The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



[Vol. XXXVI 



ly along Mackenzie River as far north as Fort 

 Wrigley, one or more being seen or heard every 

 day, July 4 — Aug. 7th. One seen at Wrigley 

 Harbour, Sept. 1st. This is probably the North- 

 ern Flicker. 



Night Hawk. Chordeiles virginianus. Com- 

 mon. Three nests and eggs seen on Jack pine 

 sand knolls 30 miles below Fort Simpson, June 

 18-27. Common in evenings north to Fort 

 Wrigley in July and till Aug. 9th, when we went 

 down river. 



Phoebe. Sayomis phoebe. Common at posts 

 and Indian settlements along Peace, Slave and 

 Mackenzie rivers north to Fort Wrigley. A pair 

 nesting at Two Island Indian village, 30 miles 

 below Fort Simpson, June 17-27. Heard at 

 mouth of Willow Lake River, July 1-2, and 12- 

 16. Nest and five young seen at Old Wrigley, 

 July 22nd. 



Olive-sided Flycatcher. Nuttalomis borealis. 

 Notes heard commonly along Peace, Slave and 

 Mackenzie rivers during June and on Willow 

 Lake River, until July 13th. One taken at 

 Bear Rock, Fort Norman, Aug. 23rd. 



Least Flycatcher. Empidonax minimus. 

 Heard commonly along Mackenzie River, June 

 21-30, and also on Willow Lake River, July 12th. 



Canada Jay. Perisoreus canadensis. Fairly 

 common along whole route. Seen or heard prac- 

 tically every day on Willow Lake and Mackenzie 

 Rivers north to Wrigley, during July and Aug. 

 1-7. One seen at Norman, Aug. 13th, one at 

 Fort Simpson, Aug. 29th, common at Wrigley 

 Harbour, Aug. 30-31. 



Northern Raven. Corvus corax principalis. 

 A few seen along Peace River, May 19-29. Com- 

 mon at mouth of Willow Lake River, at Wrigley, 

 Norman, Simpson and Providence or near posts, 

 river mouths and where mountains flank rivers. 



Red-winged Blackbird. Agelaius phoeniceus. 

 Common on sloughs near Carcajou, Peace River, 

 May 21st. This is doubtless the Northern Red- 

 wing. 



Western Meadowlark. Sturnella neglecta. 

 One bird seen at Two Island Indian village 30 

 miles below Simpson, June 17th. Reported 

 taken at Simpson by Capt. Mills. 



Rusty Bijvkcbird. Euphagus carolinus sp? 

 Seen at Two Island Village, June 25th. Two seen 

 at Willow Lake River, July 17th. Flock seen at 

 Providence, Aug. 29th, and several flocks seen at 

 Wrigley Harbour, Aug. 31st. 



White-wingedJ^^Crossbill. Loxia leucoptera. 

 Common near Two Islands, June 20th. Heard 

 and seen every day between Willow Lake River 

 and Wrigley, July 2 — Aug. 10; at Simpson, Aug. 

 29th, and Wrigley Harbour, Aug. 30-31. 



Snowflake. Plectrophenax nivalis. A flock 

 seen at Fort Norman, Aug. 19th. 



English Sparrow. Passer domesticus. One 

 female seen commonly at Two Islands Indian 

 village, where it entered a cabin occupied by us, 

 June 26-27. 



Western Savannah Sparrow. Passerculus 

 sandwichensis. Small dark sparrows probably 

 of this species are common along Mackenzie 

 River, but are so retiring that thev were not 

 satisfactorily identified. 



White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia leu- 

 cophrys? Common, in full song, and nesting at 

 Two Islands, June 17-28th. In song on Willow 

 Lake River, July 12-14. This may be Z. leuco- 

 phrys gambeli. 



White-throated Sparrow. Zonotrichia albi- 

 collis. Common everywhere. In song until July 

 18th (near Old Wrigley). Seen at Wrigley Har- 

 bour, Aug. 31st. 



Chipping Sparrow. Spizella passerina. Com- 

 mon at Two Islands and on Willow Lake River, 

 June 17- July 14. This is doubtless the Western 

 Chipping Sparrow. 



Slate-Colored J unco. Junco hyemalis. 

 Nesting along Slave River, May 30th. Common 

 everywhere. 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Zamelodia ludo- 

 viciana. Common at Peace River Town and at 

 Fitzgerald (May 2nd and 3rd.) 



Cliff Swallow. Petrochelidon lunifrons 

 Hundreds of nests on face of rock cliffs. Peace 

 River, and birds present May 20 — 23. One 

 bird seen at Wrigley, Aug. 10th, one at Norman 

 Aug. 13th. 



Tree Swallow. Iridoprocne bicolor. Several 

 seen on Willow Lake River, July 5th. 



Bank Swallow. Riparia riparia. Hundreds 

 of holes in sand banks of Willow Lake River, the 

 river between the Two Mountains and in the 

 Tertiary soft sandstone beds in the vicinity of 

 Norman. Birds seen at nests on Willow Lake 

 River, July 2nd and 15th, and several seen at 

 Wrigley, August 10th. 



Red-eyed Vireo. Vireosylva olivacea. Pro- 

 bably common, but never satisfactorily identified. 

 A bird with yellow belly seen at Wrigley Harbour, 

 Aug. 31st, might be the Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo 

 philadelphicus. 



Yellow Warbler. Dendroica aestiva. Com- 

 mon at Peace River Town, May 18th and 19th. 

 One seen at Willow Lake River, July 16th. One 

 at Wrigley, Aug. 8th. 



Magnolia Warbler. Dendroica magnolia. 

 One seen at sand hills back of Two Islands, June 

 25th. 



