AVES. 187 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



MNIOTILTIDAE. 



Sylvicola maritima YYils. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, vol. 

 2, p. 44, pi. 85. 



Northern coniferous forests in summer, and open tree growth in 

 migration; nests in trees. 



Me. Rare migrant and in northern part a rare summer resident. 

 May 6-24; summer- Aug. 22. 



N. H. Rare migrant and north of White Mts. a rare summer 

 resident (Franconia, June 3). May 10-Sept. 



Vt. Rare migrant and (?) summer resident (Mt. Killington, 

 Ross). 



Mass. Rare migrant. (May 2) May 10-25; Aug. 18-Sept. 

 15 (Oct. 9). 



R. I. Rare migrant. May 13-20; Sept. 



Conn. Rare migrant. May 8-26; Aug. 28. 



345. Dendroica aestiva (Gmelin) Baird. 



Yellow warbler; Cotton wren; Garden warbler; Golden 

 warbler; Spy-about; Summer yellow-bird; Wild canary; 

 Yellow-belly; Yellow-bird. 



Motacilla aestiva Gruel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 996. 

 "in Gujana, aestate in Canada." 



Sylvicola aestiva (Gmel.). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, 

 vol. 2, p. 50, pi. 88. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 3, fig. 11-14. 



Orchards, shade trees, and bushy swamps; nests in trees and 

 bushes. 



Me. Common summer resident. (April 30) May 3-Sept. 

 10. Eggs, May 29- June 30 (July). 



N. H. Uncommon local summer resident of valleys and bottom- 

 lands; rare from White Mts. north. May 4-Sept. 11. Eggs, 

 June 7. 



Vt. Common summer resident of valleys and bottomlands. 

 May 4-Sept. 



Mass. Common migrant and summer resident. (April 23) 



