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species, however, and it seems probable that the difference apparent 

 is due to this. One breeding male is similar to skins from the 

 north. 



DENDROICA DOMINICA ALBILORA Ridgway: Sycamore Warbler 



Specimens were obtained near Hickory Withe on April 10, 12, and 

 16 and at Reelfoot Lake on April 29. Others were observed in the 

 latter region on May 1 and 7. 



DENDROICA PENSYLVANICA (Linnaeus): Chestnut-sided Warbler 



Recorded as follows: 4 miles west of Hornbeak, May 4; Cross 

 Mountain, 3 miles south of Shady Valley, June 7; and near Cosby, 

 in the Great Smoky Mountains, June 21 and July 1. 



DENDROICA CASTANEA (Wilson): Bay-breasted Warbler 



This migrant species was taken near Hornbeak on May 1 and at 

 Reelfoot Lake on May 7. In fall it was fairly common in this area, 

 specimens coming from near the lake, 2 miles east of Phillippy, 

 October 9 and 12, and from 4 miles below Samburg, October 13. A 

 number were seen near Samburg on October 19, North of Waynes- 

 boro specimens were secured on May 10 and 11, and one was seen on 

 May 12. In the Clinch Mountains one was taken 5 miles southwest 

 of Bean Station, September 27, and one 3 miles northwest of Rut- 

 ledge, October 1. One was collected at 5,200 feet elevation on Roan 

 Mountain on September 23. 



DENDROICA STRIATA (Forster): Black-poll Warbler 



About Reelfoot Lake this species was collected on April 27 and 28. 

 Others were seen near Bluebank on May 3 and Hornbeak on May 4, 

 while on May 7 they were very common on Green and Caney Islands 

 in Reelfoot Lake. A few were recorded near Waynesboro on May 

 11 and 12. 



Hellmayr ** has listed this species under the name Dendroicd 

 hreviunguis (Spix) on the ground that '■''Muscicapa striata Forster 

 seems to be baiTed by MotaoiUa striata Pallas (in Vroeg, Cat. Rais. 

 d'Ois., Adumbr., p. 3, 1764) now referred to the genus Muscicapa.'" 



While this is true under the International Code, which recognizes 

 secondary synonyms, it does not hold under the A. O. U. code as at 

 present constituted, as this does not recognize secondary allocation of 

 names as preoccupation unless in current usage they come within the 

 limits of the same genus. If the A. O. U. code is followed, the name 



** Field Mus. Nat. Hist., zool. set ., vol. 13, pt. 8, 19r>5, p. 403. 



