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261. Black-throated Green Warbler. Dendroica vircns, 

 (Gmel.) 



Tolerably common transient in all portions of the State except 

 the higher mountains, where it is a summer resident, and breeds. 



262. Pine Warbler. Dendroica ligorsii. (Aud.) 



Common resident in the eastern and middle sections ; common 

 in the mountain region in summer, not so common in winter. 

 Breeds commonh- in all sections. 



263. Yellow Palm Warbler. Dcndruica pal nm rum hy-pochry- 

 sea. (Ridgw.) 



Tolerably common transient in all sections. 



264. Prairie Warbler. Dcndruica discolor. (Veill.) 

 Common summer visitor in all portions except, probably, the 



higher mountains. Breeds throughout its range. 



265. Oven-bird. Sciums aiirocapiHus. (Linn.) 



Common transient and not a rare summer resident in the eastern 

 section ; migrant in the middle section ; common summer sojourner 

 in the mountains. Eggs have been taken in the eastern and west- 

 ern sections. 



266. Water-Thrush. Sciums novchoraccnsis. (Gmel.) 

 Common transient in the middle and mountain sections. 



267. Louisiana Water-Thrush. Sciums niontacilla. (Veill.) 

 Tolerably common summer visitor, and breeds in all sections. 



Eggs in my collection are from all sections. 



268. Kentucky Warbler. Gcothlvpis fomiosa . (Wils.) 

 Summer visitor ; rare in the middle section, tolerably common 



in the mountains. Breeds in both sections. 



269. Connecticut Warbler. Gcothlypis agilis. (Wils.) 

 Rare fall migrant at Raleigh; one taken October 15, 1884; two 



specimens seen in October, 1896. 



270. Maryland Yellow-throat. Gcothlypis trichas. (Linn.) 

 Common summer visitor in the middle and western sections ; a 



few winter at Raleigh ; resident in the east, not so common in win- 

 ter. Breeds in all sections. 



271. Yellow-breasted Chat. Ictcria vircns. (Linn.) 

 Common summer visitor in the middle and mountain sections. 



Breeding. Have never observed it in the east. 



272. Hooded Warbler. Sylvania mitrata. (Gmel.) 

 Summer visitor ; rather rare in the middle and mountain sections ; 



very common in the east, breeding abundantly. Have found as 

 many as three nests in an hour's walk ; eggs are usually four, some- 

 times three, and rarely two in number. 



