34 THK BIR]>S OF SPRINGFIELD AND VICINITY. 



states that the Brewster l)hie-wiii,^'ed warbler is a regular sum- 

 mer resident there. (vSee The Auk, 1893, page 208.) 



645. Heltninthophila rubricapilla (Wils.)- Nash- 

 VILI.E Warbler. \'ery common spring and autumn migrant, 

 and rather uncommon summer resident. 



646. Helminthophila celata (Say.). Orange- 

 CROWNED Warbler. Accidental \-isitor ; the only record of 

 its appearance here, and one of the ver^' few in Massachusetts, 

 is by Dr. J. A. Allen, who shot one from quite a number that 

 he found in an orchard on May 15, 1863. 



647. Helminthophila peregrina (Wils.). Ten- 

 nessee Warbler. Rare spring and autumn migrant. Dr. 

 Allen, in the Rarer Birds of Massachusetts, states that he had 

 taken it repeatedly at Springfield ; at Suffield it was captured 

 as late as June 8 (see Birds of Connecticut, page 14); there is 

 no other evidence of its breeding than finding it here at so 

 late a date. This bird so clo.sely resembles the Nashville 

 warbler that it is well to have it in hand to positively 

 identify it. 



648. a Compsothlypis americana usneae Brewster. 



Northern Pari'LA Warbler. A common .spring and 

 autumn migrant, and rather rare summer resident ; breeding 

 only near where I'sjiea "moss" is found, of which material 

 its nest is always constructed. 



650. Dendroica tigrina (Gmel.). Cape May 

 Warbler. Rare s])ring and autumn migrant. 



652. Dendroica aestiva: (Gmel.). Yellow Warbler. 

 Common summer resident. 



654. Dendroica caerulescens (Gmel.). Black- 

 throated Blue Warbler. A common spring and autumn 

 migrant ; it is an abundant summer resident on the slope of the 

 mountains just we.st of Westfield, in the towns of Russell and 



