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TOWNSEND'S WAllBLEU. 



numerous (ield glussos wliich were IcvekHl upon hci, luid was soon joiiiL'd liy tln^' male, 

 shortly after wliioh they both disappeared in the neighliorino- fohage, lint luit until l»>th 

 hud displayed their beautiful plumage so that all could see it, while the male sang several 

 times near us. 



I think that the Black-throated Green Warlilers are among the first of thr famil_\ to 

 depart for the South, leaxing Massachusetts during August. I looked foi- it without success 

 August 29th, 1875, and later at Watsontown, Pennsylvania, among the iunuense nuniljers 

 of migrating warblers, where I took almost all of our eastern species, even including tlie 

 Yellow Wa'!'l)ler, of which I found a few on tlie 20th and oOth of the month. 



DENDROICA TOWNSENDI. 



Townsend's Warbler 



DESCRirilON- 

 Sr. Cii. Size, about tliat of the Black-throated Green, aad the general cjloratiuii is (juite similar. 

 The top of the head in the male is black and some of the back feathers show black centers, and the patch on 



the side of tho head, which in D. virens is greenish, in D. townseiidi is , 

 black. Beneath, the black of the throat is not quite as much c.xtemled 

 and is followed by a wide yellow band ( not a tinting as in D. virens) 

 but the white docs nut extend over more than three feathers. 



OBSERVATIONS. 

 Known as above described. Occurs during tlie breeding season 

 throughout Western North America from Sitka, southward, east t(.> 

 Western Colorado. Accidental in Pennsylvania A single specimen 

 recorded by Dr. Win. Turnbull, in Birds of East Pennsylvania, p. 42, as 

 follows: "A full jilumaged male was shot in Chester County, near the 

 Brandywine, May 1"2, LSdS, and now enriches my collection. " 



•DESCRIPTION OF NESTS AND EGGS. 

 Nests, placed in trees, c^mposed of liemp and fibers nf plants, fine 

 twigs, and lichens, lined with soft bark and hair. Egus, four in number, 

 creamy white, spotted around the larger end with brown, umber and 

 lilac. Dimensions, .oO by .liO to .ol by .(U. 



Fig. :i2. Head of Adult 

 Male, Tuwnsend's Warbler, and 

 outer tail feather in spring. 



DENDROICA KIRTLANDI- 



Kirtland's Warbler 



I'late XVII. Young Female from Ann Arbor, Mich. 



Plate XXI. Adult Male from Nassau, Bahamas, Both in Spring Plumage. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Sr. Cii. Size large, rather exceeding the maximum of other members of the genus. The wings are 

 quite long with either the third or second and third quills usually the longest, while the fifth is generally 

 shorter than the first. The tail is slightly rounded, the outer feather being .20 shorter than the central. 

 Spots on tail extenduig over tliree feathers. 



