CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS, 649 



it only once at Carberry. {E. T. Seton.) A rare spring migrant at 

 Aweme, Manitoba. {Criddle.) Common in Manitoba generally, 

 not known to breed. {Atkinson.) This species is recorded by 

 Murray from Severn House and Trout lake, Keewatin under the 

 name Sylvicola parus. {E. A . Preble.) 



665. Black-throated Gray Warbler. 



Dendroica nigrescens (Towns.) Baird. 1858. 



This species was taken at Agassiz and at Hastings, in the Fraser 

 valley in May, 1889; four individuals were shot at Huntingdon 

 on the International Boundary in September, 1902, these were the 

 only ones seen; several seen at Douglas, B.C., and two on the Chilli- 

 wack river in 1906. (Spreadborough.) British Columbia. (Lord.) 

 Found on the coast only; not common. (Streator.) Not common; 

 I have only noticed it on the coast. (Fannin.) Tolerably com- 

 mon summer resident at Chilliwack. (Brooks.) On Vancouver 

 island the peculiar song of nigrescens was occasionally detected 

 but no birds secured. I feel quite sure that I saw a pair in the 

 mountains back of Clinton, B.C. (Rhoads.) 



667. Black-throated Green Warbler. 



Dendroica virens (Gmel.) Baird. 1858. 



One specimen sent from Julianshaab in 1853. (Arct. Man.) A 

 tolerably common summer resident in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) 

 Abundant in Nova Scotia. (H. F. Tufts.) Common summer resi- 

 dent in pine and spruce woods at Halifax, N.S. (Downs.) Several 

 seen, May 25th, at Sydney, Cape Breton island, N.S. (C. R. Harte.) 

 Quite common in spruce trees at Brackley point. Prince Edward 

 island; breeding June, 1888; common at Baddeck and Margaree, 

 Cape Breton island, July, 1898. (Macoun.) One seen on Sable 

 island, N.S., October 7th, 1905 and one seen, June 17th, 1906. 

 (/. Boutelier.) Abundant at every place visited on Prince Edward 

 island where the forest was of considerable size. (Dwight.) A 

 common summer migrant in the vicinity of St. John, N.B. (Cham- 

 berlain.) A common summer resident at Scotch Lake, York county, 

 N.B. (W. H. Moore.) Rare on the Magdalen islands; one pair 

 seen on Grindstone island. (Bishop.) Rare in the Restigouche 



