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almost always in or near clearings or young growth, I judge 

 that they nest in such localities. Mr. Hutchins informs us, 

 that, in the Hudson's Bay country, the nest is built in wil- 

 lows, and that it is constructed of grass and feathers : he 

 also says that the female lays four eggs. I can find no 

 other description of the nest or eggs. 



After the 25th of September, none are to be found in 

 New England. 



DENDROICA TIGRINA. — Baircl. 



The Cape-May Warbler. 



Motacilla tigrina, Gmelin. Syst. Nat., I. (1788) 985. 



Sylvia mnritima, Wilson. Am. Cm., VI. (1812) 99. Nutt. Man., L (1832) 156. 

 Aud. Cm. Biog., V. (1839) 156. 



Description. 



Bill verj' acute, conical, and decidedly curved ; bill and feet black ; upper part of 

 head dull-black, some of the feathers faintly margined with light yellowish-brown ; 

 collar scarcely meeting behind; rump and under parts generally rich-yellow; throat, 

 fore part of breast, and sides, streaked with black ; abdomen and lower tail coverts 

 pale-yellow, brighter about the vent ; ear coverts light reddish-chestnut ; back part of 

 a yellow line from nostrils over the eye, of this same color; chin and throat tinged 

 also with it; a black line from commissure through the eye, and running into the 

 chestnut of the ear coverts; back, shoulder, edges of the wing and tail, yellowish- 

 olive, the former spotted Avith dusky ; one roAV of small coverts, and outer bases of 

 the secondary coverts, form a large patch of white, tinged with pale-yellow; tertials 

 rather broadly edged with brownish-white; quills and tail dark -brown, the three 

 outer feathers of the latter largelj' marked with white on the inner web; edge of the 

 outer web of the outer feathers white, more perceptible towards the base. 



Length, five and twentj'-five one-hundredths inches; wing, two and eighty-four 

 one-hundredths ; tail, two and fifteen one-hundredths inciies. 



This bird is so exceedingly rare in New England, that it 

 can be regarded as a straggler only. Of its habits I know 

 nothing, and I can give no description of its nest or eggs. 



DENDROICA VALMARJJM. — Baird. 



The Yellow Red-poll "Warbler. 



Motacilla palmarttm, Gmelin. Sj'St. Nat, I. (17S8) 951. 



Sylvia jutechia, "Wilson. Am. Orn., VL (1812) 19. Nutt. Man., I. (1832) 364. 

 Aud. Orn. Biog"., II. (1834) 259, 360. 



