274 rROCEEDINGS OF THE 



The Geog. Range — " North America, from Atlantic to Pacific " 

 (Baird). 



200. Deiidroeca pennsijlvanica, Baird — Chestnut-sided Warbler. 



"4, a nest. Collected by myself, 10/6/73, in Eastford, near 

 Chrystal Pond. Nest in a small bush, near the ground." {V. Egg 

 Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 271). 



The Geog. Range — " Eastern U.S. to Missouri " (Baird). 



203. Dendroeca aestiva, Baird — Yellow AVarbler. 



" Nest of 4 eggs, taken 6 / G / 70, in Madison, by myself. This 

 species builds in low, thick bushes, often in briars, and in the 

 forks of trees. The nest is neatly built of fine grass, and the 

 woolly part of plants ; is thick and warm, and firmly attached to 

 its supports. Eggs, usually 4, sometimes only 3." (F. Egg Bk. 

 Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 156). 



Eggs — Ground-color, delicate green, or greenish-white ; marbled, 

 and minutely spotted with two shades of purple. 



{K also Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., p. 275^). 



220. Pyranga nihra, Yieill. — Scarlet Tanager. 



" 2 eggs from different nests. This species often builds in an 

 orchard, but more commonly in the woods, placing the nest on a 

 horizontal branch at some distance from the tree, which is com- 

 monly an oak when in the woods. The nest is built of coarse 

 grasses, and is a very frail affair; so thin that the eggs can often 

 be seen through it. Eggs, 3 or 4. The male is one of our 

 richest plumaged birds." (F. Egg Bk. Mus. F. and H.-B., 

 p. 156). 



Eggs — Green ground-color, thickly spotted with reddish-brown 

 all over ; confluent in patches at larger end, fojrming an indistinct 

 zone. 



2'he Geog. Range — "Eastern U.S. to Missouri" (Baird). 



225. Ilinindo horroreum, Barton — Barn Swallow. 



" Nest of 5 eggs, taken 7/6/70, in Madison, by myself Tliis 

 bird builds in barns and sheds, attaching its nest of mud to a 

 rafter, and lining it with feathers. Sometimes only a single 

 pair builds in a barn, while in another barn there may be a 

 dozen or twenty pairs. They are very sociable birds, and general 



