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fledged, were of a soiled whitish color beneath, which soon became 

 tinged with j-ellowish; above ash}^ green, the primaries and secondaries 

 darker, margined with yellowish. B3' the 7th of June, they were able to 

 follow the parents in search of food. 



40. Dendroeca c^rulea, Bd. — Cerulean Warbler. — Young taken 

 while following their parents through the tree-tops earl}' in Jul}', 1877. 



41. Dendrceca coronata, Gr. — Tellow-rmnped Warbler. — A very 

 common migrant. Specimens taken as early as March 4th, when small 

 streams were frozen over, and as late as November 29th, during a brisk 

 snow storm. A few individuals may Winter here occasion all}', as many 

 do in Southern Illinois according to Mr. Ridgway. 



49rt. Dendrceca dominica, var. albilora, Ridgway. — White-broived 

 Tellow-throated Warbler. — Specimens of D. dominica., from Madison- 

 ville, sent to Mr. Ridgway for examination, are pronounced by him to 

 be var. albilora. So far as known, the typical dominica is confined to 

 the West Indies and South Atlantic coast of the U. S. ; var. albilora 

 to the Mississippi Valley. 



53. Dendrceca finds, Bd. — Pine-creeping Warbler. — Taken by Mr. 

 E. R. Quick, at Brookville, Ind., in May, 1878. 



55. SiuRUS Navies, Coues. — Short-billed Water Thrush. — Taken 

 May 10th (1878), at Madison ville. This specimen flew up from a 

 marshy tract in a wheat field, and when first startled, uttered a curious 

 note resembling the '■'■ iveep-iuit'''' of the Solitary Sandpipei", but more 

 subdued. 



58. Oporornis formosus, Bd. — Kentucky Warbler. — This species 

 has been present in unusual numbers during the past two seasons 

 (1877 and '78). It has, heretofore, beeu considered as'rather a rare 

 bird, but is a regular Summer resident, and doubtless breeds here, 

 although its nest and eggs have not j'et been discovered. Dense 

 woods, with an undergrowth consisting chiefly of Spicewood bushes^ 

 are its favorite, and so far as my observation goes, its only resorts 

 during the Summer. Its song closely resembles that of the Golden- 

 crowned Thrush (S. auricapillus), but lacks its characteristic sharjj- 

 ness, the notes being full and rounded. 



64. Mtiodioctes canadensis, And. — Canadian Fly-catching Warb- 

 ler. — Taken in September, 1877, at Madisonville. 



66. Pyranga rubra, V. — Scarlet Tanager. — The previously ex- 

 pressed opinion that this species probably breeds here, has been con- 

 firmed, its eggs having been taken at Gleudale by Mr. Bonsai Porter, 

 from whom I have obtained a specimen. 



69. Tachycineta bicolor, Cass. — White-bellied Swallow. — By an 

 error this species was marked as breeding in my original catalogue. 

 This I desire to correct, as I am only positive of its occurrence here in 



