BIRDS OF WEST VIRGINIA — WETMORE 427 



Brooks '^ who reports "one taken by P. C. Bibbee on Cheat River, 

 June 14, 1924." 



VERMIVORA CHKYSOPTERA (Linnaeus) 



Golden-winged Warbler 



Breeding at 3,300 feet elevation in the Cranberry Glades, where a 

 male was taken May 9 and a female June 16. 



VERMIVORA PEREGRINA (Wilson) 



Tennessee Warbler 



One was taken at 4,800 feet on Spruce Knob, September 19, and 

 one near Ben Lomond, Mason County, October 28. 



VERMIVORA RUFICAPILLA RUFICAPILLA(Wilson) 



Nashville Warbler 



A male was collected at Tyler Creek, April 27, and another at 3,100 

 feet on Williams River, October 2. 



COMPSOTHLYPIS AMERICANA PUSILLA (Wilson) 



Northern Parula Warbler 



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A male taken at Fourteen, Lincoln County, April 27, has a wing 

 measurement of 60.2 mm, and another from Gilboa, May 6, one of 

 57.0 mm. 



DENDROICA AESTIVA AESTIVA (Gmelin) 



Eastern Yellow Warbler 



Taken on Peters Creek near Gilboa, May 5, and on Pine Creek 

 near Enon, May 8. A pair was observed nesting at Gilboa on May 9. 



DENDROICA MAGNOLIA (Wilson) 



Magnolia Warbler 



This handsome bird was found in migration 5 miles north of Dren- 

 nen, Nicholas County, May 18, and at 4,800 feet on Spruce Knob, 

 September 19. In summer it was taken on Cheat Mountain, 3 miles 

 west of Cheat Bridge, June 23; on Middle Mountain, 12 miles north- 

 east of Durbin, June 27 and 29; and at elevations of 3,300 to 3,700 

 in the Cranberry Glades, May 9 and June 8, 9, and 15. 



DENDROICA TIGRINA (Gmelin) 



Cape May Warbler 



Common on the summit of Spruce Knob from 4,600 to 4,800 feet, 

 September 19 to 22. Two were taken at 3,500 feet on Williams River, 

 October 8 and 9. 



15 West Virginia Encyc, 1929, p. 72. 



