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and movements. Dr. Rand writes me that 

 he saw the bird on May 19, the previous 

 day. 



The Prothonotary Warbler, upon the au- 

 thority of Chapman's "Warblers of North 

 America," wanders occasionally northward 

 to Massachusetts. It has not been my priv- 

 ilege to see one, but the observations here 

 recorded were made by the observers inde- 

 pendently of each other, and as the records 

 of careful and accurate observers are en- 

 tirely reliable. 



71. Golden-winged Warbler 



Helminthophila chrysoptera 



In the largest migration movement of 

 the year 1900, which occurred on May 19, 

 as manifested in the Garden, a Golden- 

 winged Warbler came, a female bird. It 

 did not remain to a second day. 



72. Nashville Warbler 



Helminthophila rubricapilla 



The Nashville Warbler is an infrequent 

 visitant to the Garden. In four of the nine 



