HELMIXTHOPHAGA PEREGEINA, TENNESSEE WARBLER. 53 



breeds in the eastern parts of Maine, and in the British Provinces of 

 New Brunswick and Nova Scotia." These data appear to have been lor 

 a time overlooked ; thus, in 1858, we find Prof. Baird assigning a range 

 only from the "Mississippi liiver to the Pacific." But the accuracy of 

 Audubon's extensive observations has been of late confirmed. Mr. 

 Allen records the bird as wintering in Florida, on Mr. Boardman's ex- 

 cellent authorit}^ and he found it himself at Springfield, Massachusetts, 

 May 15, 18G3. Still the bird appears to be more at home in the West; 

 along the Pacific coast we have advices from the Yukon to Cape St. 

 Lucas. In the interior of the Fur Countries, from Forts Eesolution and 

 Simpson ; southward to Mexico. It is a common species in most of the 

 Western Territories. 



A. nest of the Orange-crowned Warbler taken June 12, 1860, by Mr. 

 Keunicott, at Fort Resolution, Great Slave Lake, was built on the 

 ground, inside of a bank, among open bushes, and was much hidden by 

 drj^ leaves. It contained five eggs. This nest is built outwardly of 

 fibrous strips of bark, interiorly of fine grasses, without other lining. 

 The eggs are very finely dotted all ovei — thickly about the larger end, 

 more sparsely elsewhere — with pale brown. They measure about 

 0.G7 by 0.50. 



HELMINTHOPHAGA PEREGRINA, (Wlls.) Cab. 



Tennessee Warbler. 



Syhia peregrina, Wils., Am. Oru. iii, 1811, 83, pi. 25, f. 2.— Bp., Syu. 1828, 87.— Nutt., 

 Man. i, 1832, 412.— Aud., Orn. Biog. ii, 1834, 307, pi. 154. 



S^lvicola peri'ijrina, Rich., List, 1837. 



Vermivora pcrefjrina, Bp., List, 1838.— HoY, Smiths. Rep. 1864, 438 (Western Missouri). 



HtUnaUi parciniia, Aud., Syu. 1839, 68; B. Am. ii, 1841, 90, pi. 110. 



Hctmitheros peregrina, Bp., Consp. Av. i, 1850, 315. 



Hdminthophada peregrina, Cab., ]Miis. Heiii. i, 1850, 20; J. f. O. 1861, 85 (Costa Rica).— 

 Bd., B. N. a. 1858, 258; Rev. 1865, 178.— Veijh., Pr. Es.s. Inst, iii, 1862, 157.— 

 Allen, ihid. iv, 1864, 61.— Coues, ibid, v, 1868, 271. — Lawk., Ann. Lye. l.'"61, 

 322 (Panam.i); viii, 1866, 174 (Veragua); ibid. 284 (New York); ibid, ix, 1868, 

 94 (Costa Rica).— Salv., P. Z. S. 1867, 135 (Veragua).- ScL., ihid. 1870, S'MS 

 (Honduras) —Mavx., Guide, 1870, 100; Pr. Best. Soc. xiv, 1871, —.—Coves, 

 Key, 1872, 95.— Sxow, B. Kaus. 1873, 5. 



Salvia tennenHcci, Vieill., Eucy. ilctli. ii, 1823, 452. 



(?) Sylvia missouriensis, Maxim., J. f. 0. vi, 1858, 117. 



Hah. — Eastern North America, to high latitudes. Breeds from the northern portions 

 of ^ew England northward, migratory elsewhere. South in winter to Central xVmerica. 

 Not obtained by any of tlie Expeditions. 



The Tennessee Warbler ai)pears to be rather rare in the Eastern 

 United States, but more i>lentiful along its line of migration in the inte- 

 rior. I observed it in great numbers in Minnesota and Eastern Dakota, 

 late in May and early in June, Avhen it was moving along the Red River 

 of the North. Standing in tlie heavy timber near the bank ol the river, 

 I easily i)ro(;ured a dozen specimens in an hour, without moving liom 

 my tracks, as the birds came tluttering i)ast in the tree-t()[)s, almost in a 

 continuous band, as.sociating with several other Warblers and with small 

 Fly-cat<-hers. They were extremely active, skipping throiigli the foliage 

 and lluttering through the air, pursuing their insect prey, and utteiing 

 a sliiirp screei)ing note. I hax'c not myself observed the species further 

 west, but a specimen was taken high up on the Mis.souii by Mr. Bell, in 

 1843, as noticed in Prof. Baird's t arliei- work. 



A nest of this species — or rather what appears to be only the inner 

 portion of a nest — was taken by ]\Ir. George r.arn.ston at .Miehipicoton, 

 Lake Superior, and contained two eggs. The .six'cimen consists entirely 

 of fine dried grass-stems, rather loosely interwoven. 



