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30, 1927, p. 141; Beneath Tropic Seas, 1928, p. 223 (Haiti, specimens).— Bond, 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 80, 1928, p. 512 (winter). — Ekman, Ark. 

 for Bot., vol. 22A, No. 16, 1929, p. 7 (Navassa).— Moltoni, Att. Soc. Ital 

 Scienz. Nat., vol. 68, 1929, p. 322 (San Juan, specimens). 



Winter visitant from North America; fairly common. 



The black and white warbler is one of the migrant horde of small 

 birds that in fall swarms southward through the West Indies, com- 

 ing regularly to spend the winter in Hispaniola. It is told easily 

 from its relatives by its black and white streaked plumage, and by 

 its habit of running over the limbs and trunks of trees where it 

 clings easily to the bark with its sharp claws often from the under 

 side of branches. It may occur anywhere through the island where 

 there is suitable tree growth. 



This species is another of the group that have Hispaniola as the 

 type locality since Linnaeus based his Latin name for it on the ac- 

 count of Brisson who described a specimen sent by Chervain to de 

 Reaumur. 



The first definite record for the Dominican Republic seems to be 

 a skin sent by C. McGrigor to Canon Tristram. Cherrie speaks of 

 collecting nine in the southern part of the Dominican Republic from 

 January 22 to April 21, 1895, but does not cite localities. In the 

 collection of J. H. Fleming there are the following specimens secured 

 by A. H. Verrill in 1907 : Sanchez, January 21, February 28, March 

 6 and 9; Samana, January 31, February 4 and 7, and Cayo Levan- 

 tado, opposite Samana, February 14. Beck reports the black and 

 white warbler from Loma Tina in the high interior February 3, 

 1917, and collected one at Santo Domingo City September 27, 1916. 

 Peters found it rather uncommon along the north coast, securing 

 one at Rio San Juan, and seeing a few others near Sosua. W. L. 

 Abbott collected a female at Laguna on the Samana Peninsula 

 March 7, 1919, and a male at Polo in the Bahoruco Mountains, 

 February 26, 1922. Ciferri secured skins near San Juan at Sabana 

 San Thome September 29 and October 25, 1928, and at Corral de 

 los Indios October 7, 1928. 



Though it is probable that the specimen mentioned as collected by 

 Chervain came from Haiti the first definite record from that republic 

 is of two birds that A. E. Younglove secured at Port-au-Prince, 

 March 7 and April 13, 1866, and sent to the Smithsonian Institution. 

 Cory found this species in 1881, and Bartsch in 1917 recorded it at 

 Thomazeau April 2, and Glore April 3. Abbott reported it for 

 Tortue Island, and Beebe records it as common in 1927 when he shot 

 several. Wetmore in 1927 saw two on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince 

 March 29, one at Fond-des-Negres March 31, one at Etang 

 Miragoane April 1, and one on the very summit of Morne La Visite 

 in the Massif de La Selle at 2100 meters elevation on April 13. At 



