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of water in which they may be able 

 to enjoy frequent immersions and 

 baths. One pair of the polyglots 

 whose nest was located in a low 

 thicket of alders and catbriers at Has- 

 kell, N. J., on May .28th, 1904, owing 

 to its proximity to my residence, af- 

 forded an excellent opportunity to 

 study their homelife. This pair com- 

 pleted their home, which was com- 

 posed of grass, strips of bark and 

 leaves and was lined with fine grass, 

 just prior to my discovery of it. On 

 June 3d the set was completed and 

 consisted of four white, distinctly 

 marked with numerous shades of 

 brown, grey and faint traces of laven- 

 der. During the period of incubation, 

 w^hich occupied fifteen days, the male 

 vv^as never seen near the nest but 

 could be heard in the near vicinity 

 performing continually from early 

 sunrise to sunset, its multinoted songs 

 and calls and protesting very vigor- 

 ously my intrusions. On the morn- 

 ing of the 19th the eggs hatched and 

 then he became a very industrious 

 and lovable father, providing both the 

 young and the mother bird with an 

 abundance of food, mostly insectivor- 

 ous. This disposition of his part was 

 but short lived as after the fifth day 

 his assiduity abated and until the 

 young left the nest usually remained 

 in the vicinity quietly applauding in 

 low notes the efforts of the female 

 in her search for subsistence to satis- 

 fy the hungry throats of her offspring. 

 Just prior to the leaving of the nest 

 a great calamity occurred and two of 

 the youngsters formed a delightful 

 meal for a house cat. The other two, 

 however, grew to a healthy adult 

 stage and remained with the parents 

 until the time came for them to de- 

 part for their winter home in the 

 South. In addition to this brood, four 

 others were reared successfully, so 

 far as I know, in the vicinity that 

 jrear. Louis S. Kohler. 



A List of the Warblers of Doddridge 

 County, W. Va. 



As the Warblers are one of the most 

 interesting families of birds to the or- 

 nithologist and as it is seldom I no- 

 tice any articles on bird life in West 

 Virginia, the following list may be of 

 interest. 



This is a list of Warblers noted dur- 

 ing a several years' residence in a 

 rougli, mountainous, poorly watered 

 and strictly hardwood region in Dodd- 

 ridge Co. The ground covered was of 

 limited area, but as my work kept me 

 right out among the birds in all kinds 

 of weather the chance to observe was 

 of the best. 



The country was very mountainous. 

 No water except small streams that 

 dried up each summer. No swamps 

 or marshes. The timber was entirely 

 hardwood so that the warblers found 

 there would be those inhabiting or mi- 

 grating through a hardwood, moun- 

 tainous region away from water or 

 large valleys. 



1. Black and White Warbler — Ar- 

 rives about the middle of April with 

 the first of the warblers. Common mi- 

 grant. Quite common as a breeder. 

 Nests easy to find by watching the 

 birds, but female hard to flush as she 

 sits close. 



2. Worm-eating Warbler — Arrives 

 late in April and is quite common as 

 a migrant. During the summer quite 

 a few remain to breed. Rather shy 

 and secretive. Found it difficult to 

 flush the old bird from the nest but 

 not hard to find by watching the birds 

 while building. 



3. Blue-winged Warbler — Expected 

 to find this warbler in summer but 

 during my entire stay I only saw one. 

 That one I secured early in the sea- 

 son (April 21st) from a small mixed 

 flock of warblers. 



4. Golden-winged Warbler — Arrives 

 about April 20th. Not very common 



