ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 32:3 



*'very coiiuuon ;it Iron Mountain, and probably a suuimer resident" (E. E. 

 Brewster); breeds north; "nests at Traverse City" (L. Whitney Watkins); " found 

 all summer in Kent Co., probably breeds, and rare mif^rant at Mackinac Island" 

 (S. E. White); -occasional in spring at Port Sanilac" (W. A. Oldfield); "song 

 resembles that of Sparrow and is not Warbler like" (Dr. M. Gibbs). 



2}»7-(»72-(l32). Dcndroica paliiiariim {Gmel). *Palm Wakbler; Yellow Red- 

 polled Warbler; Wag-tailed Warbler; Titlark Warbler. 



Very common migrant; May and October; flocks; " very common migrant in 

 Wayne Co." (E. W. Durfee); " common migrant at Albion " (O. B. Warren); 

 ••occurs as a migrant at Mackinac Island" (S. E. White); E. E. Brewster has 

 taken it at Iron Mountain; one of our most common and beautiful migrants. 



'29S-G73-{127). Deiidroiea discolor {Vieill). Prairie Warbler, 



"Rare migrant, breeds north of 44° north latitude" (Dr. M. Gibbs); "not 

 observed in Monroe Co." (Jerome Trombley); "breeds in Michigan" (Davie); Dr. 

 M. Gibbs writes me that he has taken the eggs; found a very common migrant 

 at Mackinac Island by S. E. White who has specimens taken there; Prof. J. 

 A. Allen writes me that this bird does not go north of Central Michigan; Dr. 

 M. Gibbs collected nest and two eggs May 26. 1879. in Ottawa Co. (Bui. Nutt. 

 Orn. Club, Vol. IV. p. 186). 



Genus SEIUKUS Swains. 



Oyeu l?ii(l, natural size. 



ti9J>-(>74-(13o). Seiiirus aiu-ocapilliis (Linn.). * Oven Bird; Golden-crowned 

 Thrush; Wood Wagtail. 



Very common; throughout the Southern Peninsula at least; April to Septem- 

 ber, rarely to October; "usually seen on the ground" (Prof. J. W. Simmons); 

 "abundant at Ann Arbor" (Dr. J. B. Steere); "common summer resident at 

 Albion and St. Joseph" (O. B. Warren); '•common in Lenawee and Hillsdale 

 Counties" (A. H. Boies); "Port Sanilac, rare" (W. A, Oldfield); "rare at Bay 

 City, taken at Heisterman's Island" (N. A. Eddy); "Mackinac Island" (S. E. 

 White); taken at Iron Mountain by E. E. Brewster; "not uncommon 

 on Keweenaw Point in summer" (E. W. Durfee); breeds; nests in June on 

 the ground, often under a log; nest oven-like, hence common name of bird; nests 

 common near marshes about the college; eggs four to six. This bird is retiring 

 and usually found in dense thickets; "sings at all times of night" (Samuels). 

 W^hen we drive this bird from the nest it feigns lameness and flutters away to 

 lure us from its eggs and young. This bird rears very numerous Cow Birds. 



