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THE OOLOGIST. 



gillidae. The following data refer to 

 Ecorse Township, Wayne Co.. Michi- 

 gan, and the summer and autumn of 

 1906, except as otherwise stated. 



Warblers seen in spring but absent 

 in fall were: Blue-winged ( Helmin- 

 thophila pinus). Orange-crowned ( Hel- 

 minthophila celata), Louisiana Water 

 Thrush (Seiurus motacilla), Kentucky 

 (Geothlypis formosa), Mourning (Geo- 

 thlypis Philadelphia) and Wilson's 

 (Wilsonia pusilia) — all the best pos- 

 sible for identification. 



In preparing the following list I 

 have included a few birds with haunts 

 so similar to the warblers that they 

 were constantly under notice. 



Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empi- 

 donax flaviventris). — One noted Sept. 

 15. Exceptionally common in Sep- 

 tember, 1905. 



Red-breasted Nuthatch ( Sitta can- 

 adensis). — More common than any 

 other season in my recollection. Ab- 

 sent in autumn of 1905. Secured a 

 male January 11, 1891, which is the 

 only winter record here I am aware 

 of. 



Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus).— 

 Abundant until Sept. 15: then rare 

 and last seen Sept. 30. Common in 

 1905, and the last seen were secured 

 Oct. 12 and 15. 



Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadel- 

 phicus). — Absent, but noted in spring 

 of 1906 and Sept. 3, 5, 10 and 24, 1905. 



Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus). — No 

 autumn records in three years in this 

 portion of Ecorse Twp. Common in 

 spring. 



Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavi- 

 frons). — Common, inclusive of Sept. 5. 

 and last seen on the 7th: most abund- 

 ant the last week in August. 

 (To be continued.) 



Zoologist of New York State, com- 

 plained to me last year of the impos- 

 sibility of using many otherwise val- 

 uable records because they had not 

 been so authenticated, mainly as a 

 result of the refusal of the State 

 Game Commission to grant the per- 

 mits as provided by law. The Bird 

 Glass seldom meets the requirements 

 of Science. 



The Nesting of the Hermit Thrush. 



Editor's Note. 

 Aproi)os of Mr. Wood's statements 

 regarding the necessity of using the 

 gun, would say: The Assistant State 



The Hermit Thrush, Hylocichla 

 aonalaschkae pallasii. Cab., is an 

 abundant migrant and a not uncom- 

 mon breeding species in Fulton coun- 

 ty. In the Spring migrations, the 

 bi)(ls pass north all through April and 

 the early part of IMay, and in the Fall, 

 return in September, October, or 

 very early in November. In the mi- 

 grations, the birds frequent pine 

 thickets, dense shrubbery and such 

 similar locations. They may often be 

 surprised when on the ground, when 

 they fly up into a nearby tree. Here, 

 while sitting on a low limb, they mav 

 be easily recognized by the peculiar 

 flirting of the tail at short intervals, 

 and by the harsh, gutteral note, much 

 resembling that of a red-winged black- 

 bird. 



The nest, according to most orni- 

 thologists, is built on the ground, or 

 near it in thick shrubbery, although 

 Wilson once found a nest saddled on- 

 to the limb of a tree. In my exper- 

 ience the nest is always placed on the 

 ground, under a low bush or plant. It 

 is pretty certain that the bird has at 

 least two broods a season. On .July 

 6, 1907, Harry Clute and I found a 

 nest just ready for the eggs. On July 

 8, 1907, another nest containing three 

 eggs with incubation barely com- 

 menced. The latter nest was found 

 at Woodworth's Lake, placed on the 

 ground, by the side of a woodland 

 trail. It was composed of dried 

 leaves, weed stalks, etc., rather fine- 

 ly lined with pine needles, and com- 



