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99. DENDROICA CASTANEA (Wils.) Bay-breasted Warbler. 
On October 2, 1897, about six o’clock in the morning I shot a 
female D. castanea and on October 8, another, a male. They 
are extremely rare birds, these being not only the first taken 
at Chapel Hill but are the first recorded in North Carolina. 
The skins of both specimens are preserved in the university 
collection. 
100. DENDROICA STRIATA (Forst.) Black-poll Warbler. 
Rather rare transient. ‘Took a female on October 9, 1897. 
101. DENDROICA BLACKBURNIAE (Gmel.) Blackburnian War- 
bler. Have found this only as a rare bird of of passage, 
Secured a female on October 16, 1897. 
102. D&NDROICA DOMINICA (Linn.) Yellow-throated War- 
bler. Spring migrant. Have observed but few. | 
103. DENROICA VIRENS (Gmel.) Black-throated Gree 
Warbler. I found this not an uncommon fall migrant. ‘Took 
a female October 2, 1897. 
104. DENDROICA viGorsII:Aud.) Vine Warbler. A com- 
mon resident. Have not found the nest. The bird is said to 
build on horizontal limbs of pine trees from twenty to sixty 
feet from the earth. 
105. DENDROICA PALMARUM (Gmel.) Palm Warbler, (more 
probably the var. D. p. hypochrysea, (Ridgw.).) Listed by 
Prof. Atkinson. 5 
106. DENDROICA DISCOLOR (Vieill.) Prairie Warbler. Sum- 
mer resident, not uncommon. 
107. SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS (Linn.) Oven-bird ; Golden- 
crowned Thrush. A migrant, First one seen in spring of 
1899 was on April 14. 
108. SErURUS NOVEBORA CENSIS (Gmel.) Water-thrush. 
Not avery common transient. Have only seen a few speci- 
mens. 
109. SEIURUSMOTA CELLA (Vieill.) Louisiana Water- 
thrush. Common summer resident. Observed as late in the 
fall of 1897 as September 21. First one seen in 1899 was on 
April 12. 
110. GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS (Linn.) Maryland Yellow-throat. 
A summer bird doubtless breeding here. 
