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261. (673.) DENDROICA DIscoLor (Vieill.). 53. 
Prairie Warbler. 
Snyonyms: Dendreca discolor, Sylvicola discolor, Sylvia dis- 
color. 
Red-backed Warbler, Parti-colored Warbler, Pasture Warb- 
ler, Wildwood Warbler. 
Audubon, B. Am., II, 1841, 68. 
This interesting little warbler is little known by Ohio or- 
nithologists, who regard it as a rare migrant. There are 
two Lorain county records of single specimens which did 
not remain to breed. Dr. Wheaton states that it breeds in 
northern Ohio but is migratory in the southern half. It 
should be found breeding wherever it is found in the state, 
but its rarity makes any records notable. Rev. Mr. Hen- 
ninger regarded the specimen taken in Scioto county on Oc- 
tober 8, 1894, as accidental. It will be found in brushy 
pastures and shrubby clearings, not in the woods. It is usu- 
ally so confiding that a near approach is easy. Its song will 
not fail to arrest the attention of any one who has an ear 
for strange sounds. This is a warbler which all should be 
watchful for during the early days of May. 
Migration dates are almost entirely lacking, but it is likely 
that records will fall within the first five days of May, for 
the first appearance in spring, and somewhere near the first 
of October for the departure in autumn from the southern 
counties. . 
262. (674.) SErURUS AUROCAPILLUS (Linn.). 54. 
Oven-bird. 
Synonyms: Siurus auricapillus, Sylvia aurocapillus, Motacilla 
aurocapillus, Turdus aurocapillus. 
Golden-crowned Thrush, Accentor, Golden-crowned Accen- 
tor, Golden-crowned Wag-tail Warbler, Wagtail, Land 
Kickup. 
Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 163. 
The Oven-bird is a common summer resident over the en- 
tire state, and may be abundant in suitable localities. It 
must have dark woods, preferably damp, but not swampy. 
In hilly regions it frequently nests well up on the hillside. 
