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this vnlloy by way of the Illinois River, though possibly some may come- 

 from the Wabash Valley. The divide between the Kankakee Basin and 

 the Lake Miehi.san Basin is but a slight barrier. Occasionally, these 

 liirds are found near the Lake Shore in Lake and Laporte counties, and at 

 places alons" the St. Joseph River and its tributaries, both in Michigan 

 and Indiana (Cook. Birds of Mich. 1893. p. 110). In St. Joseph 

 County, Michigan, and the counties of Elkhart, Lagrange, Steuben, and in 

 the adjoining county of Dekalb, in this State, they have been found, at 

 some places, breeding commonly. The Prothonotary Warbler has never 

 been reported along the Ohio River above the mouth of the Wabash. 



The Sycamore Warbler (Dendroica dominica albilora) is another bird 

 that prefers the vicinity of streams and in its migration follows their 

 courses. It is found not only along the Wabash River, but also along the 

 Ohio and Whitewater. It is common up the Wabash River to Carroll 

 County and has been noted from Lafayette and Ft. Wayne. There is 

 nothing to show that it is found in the Kankakee Valley or reaches the 

 basin of Lake Michigan. It is common up the White River Valley, as far 

 as Indianapolis, and up the Whitewater River to Brookville, ranging to 

 Coniiersville and Richmond. By one of these routes, it pushes on to 

 southeastern Michigan. There, is has been found in some numbers in 

 the valley of the Raisin River, Monroe County, in Kalamazoo County, and 

 has been reported as not uncommon near Detroit. 



The Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica rara) is not a bird living solely 

 along the streams, but appears to prefer the wooded sides of the valleys. 

 It extends its range up the Wabash River to Carroll, Tippecanoe and 

 Wabash counties. It has been found at English Lake near Kouts in the 

 Kankakee Valley. It ranges up the Whitewater River to its upper 

 waters: is found about Muncie; is tolerably common in Dekalb County; 

 and is one of the most common woodland birds in Monroe, Wayne and 

 Ingham counties, Michigan. These localities are probably reached by 

 way of the WhiteAvater or Miami river. It, like both the Warblers pre- 

 viously referred to, breeds in suitable places throughout its range. Each 

 of these three species frequ.ents different kinds of localities; the Pro- 

 thonotary Warbler, as noted, prefers the wooded swamps; the Sycamore 

 Warbler seeks the tall timber along the streams, preferably, as its name 

 indicates, the sycamore trees; the Cerulean Warbler occupies the woods 

 of the river valleys, but appears to prefer the wooded hillsides that 



