No. 20.] THE BIRDS OF CONNECTICUT. l6l 



1895; Portland, Oct. 3, 1890, 1893, 1894; Litchfield, Sept. 23, 

 1905 (E. S. W.). 



Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis Ridgway. GrinneH's 

 Water-Thrush. 



A rare visitor during migrations. 



Connecticut records. Sept. 7, 1904, Hamden, young female; 

 Sept. 21, 1904, East Haven, young male; May 20, 1905, Orange, 

 adult male; Aug. 25, Sept. 7, 1906, New Haven — all taken by 

 L. B. B. ; Aug. 29, 1907, Branford, one found dead (L. C. S., in 

 coll. of L. B. B.). 



Seiurus motacilla (Vieillot). Louisiana Water-Thrush. 

 A tolerably common summer resident from April until July, 

 breeding throughout the state but most abundant near Saybrook. 

 Earliest record. New Haven, April 10, 1896; Portland, April 



13, 1892. 



Latest record. New Haven, Aug. 1, 1904. 



Unusual record. Feb. 15, 1882, Deep River, one shot 

 (H. W. F.). 1 



This species is rare in Litchfield County, but we have the fol- 

 lowing records: July 31, Aug. 1, 5, 9, 1893, Litchfield (E. S. 

 W.) ; June 13, 1900, Warren, adults with young seen (L. B. B.) ; 

 June 20, 1904, Salisbury, an adult (J. H. S. and L. B. B.) ; June 



14, 1905, June 28, 1906, Mt. Tom, Litchfield County (E. S. W.). 

 Nest. In an upturned root, a mossy bank, or under the edge 



of the cut bank of a stream, usually within 1 to 5 feet of the water. 



Eggs. 4-6; the middle of May. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 6, 1902, three eggs (J. 

 C. A. M.) ; May 9, 1900, six eggs (J. H. H.). Latest record. 

 June 10, 1894, four eggs (L. B. B.). 



Heard singing as late as July 22 (1904) by L. B. B. 



Oporornis formosus (Wilson). Kentucky Warbler. 

 Very rare summer visitant along the southwestern coast. 

 Connecticut records. May 30, 1888, West Stratford, a male 

 shot (W. H. Lucas) ; 2 July 10, 1892, Greenwich, a female seen 



1 O. and O., yu, 19, p. 147. 

 a O. and O., xiv, 4, p. 62. 



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