118 General Notes. 



The Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroeca coronata) wintering 

 IN SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. — During the last three years I have been in 

 the habit of finding these birds in December. But this year I have quite 

 frequently seen flocks of from five to forty birds flying about among the 

 bushes and junipers. I have taken specimens this winter on December 

 14, 1878, February 1, and February 8, 1879. Their occurrence here this 

 winter cannot be due to favorable weather, since the winter has been 

 severe, and for at least three weeks before the last capture the ground 

 was covered with snow. Cape Cod, as given in Mr. Allen's " List of the 

 Birds of Massachusetts," is the most northern locality in which this bird 

 has previously been known to winter, though most recent lists suggest the 

 probability of the Yellow-rumps spending the winter with us. — J. A. 

 Jeffries, Boston, Mass. 



Capture of Kirtlaxd's Warbler (Dendrceca kirtlandi) ix the 

 Bahama Islaxds. — This interesting species will, I think, prove not 

 uncommon on the Bahama Islands during the winter months. Whether 

 it is a resident there remains for future research to reveal ; but I am of 

 the opinion that, like most of its family, it is migratory. 



On January 9 a specimen was taken at Hawk's Nest, on Andros Island, 

 which proved to be a female. Its actions much resembled those of D. 

 coronata, and it seemed to prefer the thick brush. Its stomach contained 

 the remains of insects. I append the following description of the speci- 

 men : — 



D. kirtlandi, 9- Above bluish-ash, the feathers of the crown with a 

 narrow, those of the middle of the back with a broad, streak of dark brown. A 

 narrow semicircular ring of black surrounds tin- eye, touching its anterior part ; 

 eyelids white. Under parts yellow ; throat ami breast with small spots, and 

 sides of tin- body with short streaks of black. Greater and middle wing- 

 coverts, primaries, and tail-feathers edged with dull white. Two outer tail- 

 feathers with a dull white spot on the inner welt. Under tail-coverts yellow- 

 ish-white. Length, 5.50; wing. 2.75; tail, 2.50; tarsus, .80. — Charles B. 

 Cory, Boston, Mass. 



The Eggs of the Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla). — I would like 

 to give a more complete idea of the size of the eg^s of this bird than 

 would be conveyed by the figures given in "North American Birds." 

 The eggs from the Hingham nest (see Vol. I, p. 325) are unusually small 

 (.55x.45). In eleven sets now before me the least length is .5;', the 

 greatest length .70; the least breadth .48, and the greatest breadth .62. 

 The largest set from Swampscott, Mass.. averages .G88 x .51. Two sets from 

 Milan, X. II., average, one, .595 x .495, the other .63 x .49. One from 

 Grand Menan averages .G5 x .50. Two sets from Lynn average .056 x 

 .481. One from Ohio, .68 .51, and two sets from Vermont range from 

 .68 to .6 I in Length, and from .49 to .51 in breadth. Their general average 

 i.s about .66 x .49. — T. M. Brewer, Boston, Mass. 



