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may winter here. jN'o nests were observed, and I doubt that any 

 breed in this locality, although it is a common summer bird in 

 Virginia swamps, and I found it breeding in the same latitude 

 (about 35° N.) in the West. 



Cistothorus stellaris. 



One specimen, October 11, 1869, the only time that I ever saw 

 the bird alive. 



Geothlypis trichas. 



The most abundant and characteristic of its family, in summer ; 

 and I presume, but do not feel sure, that some pass the winter 

 here. They arrive in numbers during the latter part of March 

 and early in April, when many of them have not acquired their 

 full dress. They begin to sing almost immediately, and many 

 nest in April. Young birds may be seen early in May, along 

 with the first broods of the Carolina wren, and from that time 

 until August. The species remains plentiful through part of 

 November. 



Parula americana. 



Only occasional during the migration (one spec, in September). 



Dendroeca coronata. 



Very abundant in winter ; complementing the j^ellow-throats at 

 that season. They arrive late in October ; become more nume- 

 rous the following month, and remain until the last of March or 

 early part of April, frequenting the shrubbery in flocks with the 

 savanna sparrows. None were observed to have gained their 

 full plumage before leaving. 



Dendroeca discolor. 



Arriving late in April, these birds become very numerous in 

 May, when nearly every patch of juniper and clump of bushes 

 has one or more in full song, and continually foraging for winged 

 insects, which they catch in the air with great adroitness. The 

 greater number pass north to breed, but many remain during the 

 summer, especially in thinly wooded sandy tracts of the neigh- 

 borhood. 



Dendroeca striata. 



Occasional, in the shrubbery, during the migration. 



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