116 NOBTH AMEEICAN FAUNA. [No. 22, 



out the region between Norway House and Forts Churchill and York." 



Corvus americanus Aud. Crow. 



A few seen about Lake Winnipeg and Norway House, and small 

 numbers not^d nearly everj' day between Norway House and York 

 Factory. They were rather common at York Factory July 10 to 17. 

 A few were seen about the mouth of Churchill River July 30, and 

 another was noted 50 miles south of Cape Eskimo on the morning 

 of August 14. On our return trip the}^ were several times met with. 



jMurray recorded the crow from Trout Lake and Hudson Bay.* 



Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonap.). Yellow-headed Blackbird. 

 Recorded by Murray from Hudson Bay.'' Nutting found it breed- 

 ing abundantly at Chemawawin, Saskatchewan.'' 



Agelaius phoeniceus (Tiinn.). Red-winged Blackbird. 



Common in the Red River Valley, and abundant about the marshes 

 below Robinson Portage, where two specimens were collected June 27. 

 A number were seen near Oxford House July 4, in the marsh between 

 Oxford and Back Lakes. 



Recoi'ded ]>y Murray from Hudson Bay.* 



Sturnella magna neglecta (Aud.). Western Meadowlark. 



A number seen along Red River between Winnipeg and West 

 Selkirk June 14. Specimens procured at Winnipeg have been exam- 

 ined and prove referable to this form. 



Icterus galbula (Linn.). Baltimore Oriole. 



One seen flying across Red River, aliout midwaj^ between Winnipeg 

 and Wi\st Selkirk, June 14. 



Bell records a specimen from York Factory, collected and presented 

 by Dr. Matthews.'' 



Scolecophagus carolinus (Mvill.). Rusty Blackbird. 



Several seen and a female taken June 25, near the head of the 

 Echimamish, where they were undoubtedly breeding. One was taken 

 from a large flocli at Fort Churchill July 26. While encamped on 

 Churchill River, about 15 miles above Fort Churchill, Alfred E. Preble 

 found the species abundant, and took several specimens August 8. 

 We found the species common as we ascended Hill River September 

 3 to 5, and saw several between Oxford and Windy lakes September 

 12. It was very common along the Echimamish September 14 and 15. 



"Kept. Prog. Can. Geol. f^urv., 1878-79, App. YI, p. 67c (1880). 



6Edin. N<-w Phil. Journ. (new ser. ), IX, p. 222, 1859. 



clhul., p. 222, 1859. 



<iNat. Hist. Bull. Univ. Iowa, II, p. 274, 1893. 



«Kept. Prog. Can. Geol. Surv., lS82-3-t, App. Ill, p. 54DD (1885). 



