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Bull Run Mountains. One was seen by Lieutenant Wirt Robin- 

 son in King William County, April 29, 1S79 (The Auk, Vol. 

 VI, p. 195) and Mr. Doan says he took one near Buckhannon, 

 West Virginia, August 3, 1888. 



241. Helmitherus vermivorus. Wokm-eating Warb- 

 ler. — Not uncommon summer resident of the Virginias, arriving 

 in Albemarle County the last week in April. I have found two 

 nests of this bird near the line between Albemarle and Louisa 

 Counties, one, containing four eggs. May 19, 1S84, and the other 

 containing five, May 28, 1S85. Both were placed on the ground 

 and both were lined with the polytrichum moss which seems to 

 be always employed by the bird for this purpose. Mr. Ridgway 

 found a nest containing five young birds on the Virginia shore, a 

 little above Washington, June 12, 1875 (Field and Forest, Vol. 

 I, p. 10). Several other nests have also been found in the neigh- 

 borhood of Washington by Messrs. C. W. Richmond and M. 

 Thompson (The Auk, Vol. V, p. 23). Mr. Scott reports having 

 met with a young bird in the down, in Kanawha County, June 

 25, 1S72. 



242. Helminthophila pinus. Blue-winged Yellow 

 Warbler. — Very rare spring and autumn migrant near Wash- 

 ington ; specimens were taken in May, 1S82. Dr. Fisher took 

 two specimens in Virginia not far from the city, May 4th and 

 August 26th. 188S. A nest containing four eggs about to hatch, 

 was found by Mr. Herman H. Birney, very near Washington, 

 early in June, 1880 (The Auk, Vol. V, p. 24). Mr. Doan has 

 reported it from West Virginia. 



243. Helminthophila chrysoptera. Golden-winged 

 Warbler. — Rare spring and autumn migrant in the vicinity of 

 Washington. Dr. Fisher captured an adult male in Virginia 

 near the city, August 31, 1S87. Said by Mr. Scott to be rare 

 about Coalburg, West Virginia, in the summer of 1872, although 

 several were observed. I have not met with it. Mr. Doan mentions 

 having observed it at Fairmont, West Virginia. Dr. Brewer has 

 remarked that Dr. Samuel Cabot was the first naturalist to meet 

 with its nest and eggs which were found in May, 1837, in Green- 

 brier County, West Virginia. " The nest was constructed in 

 the midst of a low bush on high ground, and contained four 

 eggs" (History of North American Birds, Vol. I, p. 193). 



