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Family MNIOTILTID.^. Wood-Warblers. 



*Black and White Warbler (il/«to////a t'ana). A rather common summer 

 resident and common migrant. It appears the latter part of April and is with 

 iv; until the first part of October. (See group, third floor). 



Prothonotary Warbler (Protouotaria cifrca). Eastern North America, 

 breeding from the Gulf States to southern Illinois and Virginia, and wintering 

 in the tropics. Its occurrence near New York City is accidental ; there are but 

 two records, viz.. a male sbot at Jamaica, L. I. (Dutcher, Auk, X, 1893. p. 276), 

 and a male seen by E. P. Bicknell near the northern limit of New York City, 

 June 2, 1895 (Auk, XII, 1895. 306). Dutcher has recorded a specimen 

 which struck the Montauk Point Lighthouse, August 27, 1886 (Auk, V, 1888, p. 

 182). 



*Worm-eating Warbler { Urhnitliri-os I'crniii'onis). This bird is one of our 

 rarer summer residents, though it is not uncommon some years in the early fall 

 migration. In the Hudson River Valley it is regularly found as far north as 

 Highland Falls (Mearns) and occurs at Fishkill (Stearns). In Connecticut it 

 breeds at Saybrook and New Haven, but is not common, and at Portland it has 

 been taken only twice (Sage). On Long Island it is considered exceedingly 

 rare ( Dutcher) . 



*Blue-winged Warbler (Hclininthophila piiiits). This species arrives early 

 in :May and remains until September i. It is a common summer resident of the 

 Lower Hudson Valley, at least as far north as Highland Falls (Mearns). In 

 Connecticut it is common at Saybrook and New Haven, but is rare as far north 

 as Portland, where but one or two pairs breed each season (Sage). On Long 

 Island it is known to breed only along the north shore, where it is probably not 

 uncommon in favorable localities. Mrs. E. G. Britton records the occurrence of 

 an individual of this species in Bronx Park in January, 1900 (Bird-Lore, II, 1900, 

 p. 26: see also Noble, Bird-Lore. II, 1900. p. 59). (See group, third floor). 



Brewster's Warbler {Hclminthophila lettcobroncliialis) with us is a rare but 

 regular summer resident in northern New Jersey, the Low-er Htidson Valley 

 and southern Connecticut, but has been taken only once on Long Island 

 (Howell). Specimens have been recorded from Morristown (Thurber), Miaple- 

 wood (Riker), and Englewood, N. J., where it has been found nesting (Chap- 

 man, Auk, IV, 1887, p. 348; IX, 1892, p. 302). Farther north in the Hudson 

 Valley it has been found at Nyack (Bicknell), and at Sing Sing five specimens 

 have been secured (Fisher, Bull. N. O. C. IV, 1879. p. 234; VI, 1881, p. 245; 

 Auk. II. 1885, p. 378) In the Lower Connecticut Valley this bird seems to be 

 more frequent than in any other part of its range. It has been found at Say- 

 biook, Seymour, New Haven, Portland and other localities, the principal records 

 being as follows : Eames, Auk, V, 1888, p. 427 ; VI, 1889. p. 305 ; Bishop, Auk, 

 VI. 1889, p. 192: Sage. Auk. X. 1893. p. 208. Probably not more than one-third 

 of all the specimens recorded are typical IcucohroncJiialis. the remaining tw-o- 

 thirds presenting every stage of intergradation between this bird and typical H. 

 f^ ill us. 



