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spruce timber. Specimens were taken at Tanana, at the head of the North Fork, and 
by H. J. Christoffers at Fairbanks. 
Junco hyemalis hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. Common in flocks near Tanana 
in the fall of 1911, until September 28. Common also in 1912 along the Kuskokwim near 
the head of the North Fork, where the first pair appeared May 3. A young bird just 
able to fly was seen in the company of a parent on June 12. Several adults were noted 
near timber-line on Mount Sischu, June 5. July 4 a nest with four eggs was found 
under the edge of a rock in burned black spruces on a hillside near the junction with 
the McKinley Fork. Other records are from near the junction with the East Fork, from 
Takotna, and August 13 from the Kuskokwim near the mouth of the river. Specimens 
were taken at Tanana and at the head, of the North Fork. Their habitats are the wil- 
lows and alders near the river, white spruce birch forest, burned forest, and the alders 
near timber-line. The song heard in May is a simple chee-chee-chee-chee-chee-chee-chee. 
Melospiza lincolni lincolni. Lincoln Sparrow. Several adults and a number of 
young were seen in heavy grass in burned white spruce timber near the edge of the 
Tanana River above Fairbanks, August 4-5, 1911, and one specimen was secured: Several 
were seen in a Swampy area on August 17. 
Passerella iliaca iliaca. Fox Sparrow. Common during May and June, 1912, 
along the Kuskokwim near the head of the North Fork, where they were first noted 
May 5. One specimen was taken. Their habitat is chiefly in the white spruces, paper 
birches, and willows along the streams, though one was noted in song in black spruces 
several hundred yards from other types of forest. The song of the male during May is 
a trilled He-chee weer-r-r-a-chr-r-r-ree. The call note is a sharp tchip. Several were 
noted in a garden at Boerner, July 18. 
Petrochelidon !unifrons lunifrons. Cliff Swallow. A few were seen near Tanana 
in the summer of 1911. At Rampart on July 21, 1911, and at Takotna on July 22, 1912, a 
number were noted nesting on houses in the towns. 
Hirundo erythrogaster. Barn Swallow. One was seen flying over the river in 
front of Takotna, July 24, 1912. 
Riparia riparia. Bank Swallow. Abundant in the summer of 1912 all along the 
Kuskokwim from the head of the North Fork to Georgetown. They were first seen at 
the head of the North Fork on May 22. Great nest colonies were noted in the soft dirt 
banks of the rivers, and these were seen to be in use at least from June 20, No swallows 
were seen below Georgetown after August 9. 
Bombycilla garrula. Bohemian Waxwing. A small flock was seen May 9, 1912, in 
black spruces near Lake Minchumina. Several small flocks were found in burned white 
spruce forest near the head of the North Fork of the Kuskokwim on May 16 and again 
several days later. One specimen was taken. 
Lanius borealis invictus. Northern Shrike. One specimen was taken near Fair- 
banks, September 8, 1911, by H. J. Christoffers. 
Vermivora celata celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. A specimen was taken Aug- 
ust 31, 1911, in scrub alders in an open, burned area of the Yukon Valley near Tanana. 
Several were seen in willows near the head of the North Fork of the Kuskokwim during 
May, 1912, where they first appeared May 20. One specimen was collected. August 17 
several were seen along the Kuskokwim a short distance above Akiak. 
Dendroica coronata hooveri. Alaska Myrtle Warbler. Small flocks were seen 
near Tanana during late August and until. September 5, 1911. In May and June, 1912, a 
few were found at the head of the North Fork of the Kuskokwim, where they first ap- 
peared May 12. They are found in willows and alders along the streams and in white 
spruce and paper birch timber. The song heard in May was a rapid lisp, ending in a 
trill: tchee-chee-chee-chee-chee-ee-ee-e-e-t. Specimens were preserved from Tanana, and 
by H. J. Christoffers from Fairbanks. 
Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis. Grinnell Water-Thrush. In 1912 they first 
appeared at the head of the North Fork of the Kuskokwim on May 16, and soon became 
common along the margins of streams and on lake shores. They occur also in willows 
and in white spruce—paper birch forest. One specimen was taken. June 24 they were 
noted on the muddy shores of Lake Minchumina. Along the North Fork they were com- 
monly noted to July 6 down to below the junction with the McKinley Fork. Several 
