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NOKTH AMEKICAN FAUNA. 



[no. 27. 



I saw it on July 6, and Alfred E. Preble noted it July 19. While 

 ascending the Athabaska I saw it below Grand Rapid, August 20, 

 and 10 miles below Pelican Rapid, August 25. 



During the spring of 1903 we first observed this species on the 

 Athabaska 30 miles below Fort McMurray on the ^morning of May 

 29, and we noted it near Poplar Point on May 30. AVe heard its song 

 also near the outlet of Athabaska Lake, June 5 ; on lower Slave River, 

 June 19 ; and at Fort Resolution, June 20 and 22. During their trip 

 on the Mackenzie ni}^ brother and Carj' heard its song at Fort Provi- 

 dence, July 5 and 6, and observed a few on the Xahanni Mountains, 

 July 13 to 18, noting fledged young on these dates. On their return 

 trip they noted the species near Brule Rapid, August 18 ; saw several 

 near Swift Current Rapid, August 28; and found it common near 

 Athabaska Landing, September 5 to 15. AAT^iile on my wa}^ to Great 

 Bear Lake from Fort Rae, I observed the species on upper Grandin 

 River, August 5, noting a female attending fledged 3^oung. 



In the spring of 1901 this kinglet was first noted at AYillow River 

 by H. W. Jones on May 2, and several specimens, including both sexes, 

 were taken JNIay 2 to 14: by Mills and Jones. At Fort Simpson it 

 was first observed on May 7, when I noted three individuals. Sev- 

 eral others were seen on ^lay 10 and 22. AVhile descending the Mac- 

 kenzie I saw and heard the bird about 100 miles below Fort Good 

 Hope on June 26. During m}^ return trip I noted it at Fort McMur- 

 ray AugTist 12. 



Baird recorded specimens from Fort Resolution ; one of these, 

 taken on May 17, 1860, is still in the National Museum. Kennicott 

 mentions one taken atFortResolution May 7. 1860.^ MacFarlane did 

 not meet with it on Anderson River, but both Indians and Eskimo, 

 when shown a sj)ecimen brought from Fort Good Hope, assured him 

 that they had seen the species.^ Russell took specimens at Fort 

 Chipewyan, May 30 and June 9, 1893, and heard its song at Big- 

 Slavey Point, on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, near the North- 

 ern Arm, on May 13. 1894, when the ground was still covered with 

 snow.^ According to Macoun, J. M. Macoun found it common at the 

 south end of Methye Portage in 1888; and Spreadborough first saw 

 it at Edmonton, May 4, 1897; found it common along the trail to 

 Athabaska Pass in June, 1898; and in the summer of 1903 found it 

 common from the mouth of Lesser Slave River to Peace River Land- 

 ing.^ J. Alden Loring took a specimen at Edmonton, September 

 26, 1894. 



« Rev. Am. Birds, p. 66, July, 1864. 



» Trans. Cliicago Acad. Sci., I, p. 171, 1869. 



c Proc. r. S. Nat. Miis., XIY, p. 415, 1891. 



^ Expl. in Far Xortli, p. 270, 1898. 



^ Cat. Canadian Birds, Part III, pp. 699, 700, 1904. 



