APPENDIX. 579 
PROTONOTARIA CITREA. Prothonotary Warbler. — But one occurrence 
in New England, — male bird, obtained in October, at Calais, Me., by 
G. A. Boardman. Accidental. A southern species. 
HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRYSOPTERA. Golden-winged Warbler. — As stated 
by Mr. H. A. Purdie, in the ‘‘ American Naturalist,” Vol. III. p. 497, 
Massachusetts is probably about the northern limit of this species, and it 
is a not uncommon summer visitor in that State, instead of a spring and 
autumn migrant. He also mentions the discovery of the nest in West 
Newton, by Mr. C. J. Maynard, thus confirming his belief that this 
warbler nidified with us. 
In the same volume of the above magazine, pp. 575-6, Mr. J. A. Allen 
thus describes the nest found by Mr. Maynard : — 
The nest was placed ‘‘ on the ground, in a tract of coarse weeds and 
ferns, near a swampy thicket, and but a few rods from a public highway. 
It was placed entirely above the surface of the ground, and the birds 
seem to have made no special effort to conceal it. It was composed ex- 
ternally of dried oak-leaves and the bark of the grape-vine, and rather 
roughly lined with fine grass and a few horse-hairs. He says it is large 
for the size of the bird, and somewhat reminds one of the nest of the 
Maryland Yellow Throat. It is a little smaller at the top, where the 
internal diameter is less than two inches, while in the middle it is two and 
a quarter. The eggs were five in number, including a Cow Bunting’s 
egg that these watchful parasites had introduced.” 
These eggs are described as varying from 66.100th inch in length by 
55.100th inch in breadth to 66.100th inch by 53.100th inch, and being 
more or less spotted and blotched with brown, over a white ground 
color. 
HELMINTHOPHAGA CELATA. Orange Crowned Warbler. — Accidental. 
One obtained at Springfield, Mass. ; others seen, May, 1863, by J. A. 
Allen. A western species. 
SEIURUS LUDOVICIANUS. Large-billed Water Thrush. — Very rare, if 
not accidental, summer visitor. One taken at Norway, Me., May, 
1865, by Irving Frost; one at Waterville, Me., 1865, — Professor 
C. E. Hamlin; one on Mount Tom, Mass., April 28, 1869, by J. A. 
Allen. 
DENDROICA CHRULEA. Blue Warbler. — Perhaps an accidental summer 
visitor to extreme southern portions of New England. No recent in- 
stances on record of its occurrence. 
DENDROICA MACULOSA. Black and Yellow Warbler. — The following 
description of a nest and eggs of this species is kindly furnished me by 
