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184. COMPSOTHLYIMS AMKRICANA AMERICANA (LilinWUS). 

 PARUr.A WAnTlI.KK. (648) 



A fairly common spriiiK and fall mitiiant. Especially common in Carroll 

 Connty May 4 1«. 10, lN8r>; collected a maU- May G, ISS"). 



In Vigo ('ounty many noted May !). ISSS. and a hrilliaMtly colored male 

 collected at the Sand Hill, April 24, 189(). 



N'oted also in Monroe County especially in the si)rinn. 



185. I)E.\m{OU'A TiGRiNA (Cmeliu). cape may warhi.er. (C50) 



A common spring and fall migrant. Arrives about the middle of May; 

 most common in low trees along streams. Noted in Carroll County May 8, 

 ISM.'j, and on many other dates. Noted in Vigo County May S and 9, 1888; 

 also on May 1(1 when a female was collected at Sand Hill; again on May 

 17, 1890, when a pjiir were collected at the (Joose Pond. Equally common 

 in Monroe County ; often noted along Crilfy and Beanblossom creeks. , 



186. Dendroica .^iSTivA .i:sTivA ((Jnielin). vkllow warbler. (6r)2) 



A fairly common summer resident. .Arrives from the south in the latter 

 part of April and remains until in September. 



This beautiful little bird is our most common and familiar summer resi- 

 dent warbler. One or more pairs may usually be seen in any patch of 

 willows along the river or any creek or about ponds. It is also frequently 

 .seen in the orchards. It builds a very pretty nest of grayish vegetable fiber, 

 fastening it to twigs of fruit or shade trees or willows or low shrubbery of 

 any kind. 



Carroll County: May 22. 1883, shot one in yard on home farm ; first of 

 season noted. In spring of 1883, obtained several at Miller's iwnd near 

 Burlington, the only one seen there prior to May S, 1884. May 8. lS8r», saw 

 one in old orchard near Springboro. first of season : two seen on 12th and 

 one got in Dolph McKinney's yard in Camden; on 13 saw two and got 

 one in an old orchard near Porter Sterling's south of Camden ; April 28, 

 1SS5, saw one or two near Pittsburg, and again May 4. 



Vigo County: April 22. 1888, two seen ; May 15, a female collected south- 

 east of Terre Haute ; May 1, 1890, a male collected 5 miles south of Terre 

 Haute ; May 17, a female shot at the Goose Pond ; April 28, 1891, noted. 



Monroe County: May 13, 1882. several; May 4, 1886, a male collected 

 in orchard north of Bloomington. first of season ; 6th, two seen, one col- 

 lected, in AVhite River bottoms near Gosport. 



187. Dendroica c.ERri.ESCENs c.erui.kscexs ((Jmelini. 

 black-throated blue warbler. ((!54) 



A fairly common spring and fall migrant. Most often seen on or near 

 the ground in low shrubbery in open woods. 



Carroll County: May 3. 1883. one seen near Burlington, and again on the 

 Sth ; on 10th and again on 13th, saw one or more between Camden and 

 Delphi : May 7, 1884, saw a few and collected one near the Frank Thomas 

 pond south of Camden, first noted ; noted again May 4. 1S85. 



