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as well as the records, burned up in the fire of March 8, 1888. I have no 
record for Monroe County. 
198. DENDROICA PALMARUM PALMARUM (Gmelin). PALM WARBLER. (672) 
Migrant; much more common in spring than in the fall. Most frequent 
along fence-rows, near and on the ground. 
Carroll County: Several seen and a few collected in the Deer Creek bot- 
toms east of Camden, April 21, 1885. Among the places where I remember 
to have seen these interesting little birds in unusual numbers is along the 
road east of Camden just where it comes down to the creek above the old 
Dillen farm. I remember on one occasion (probably in April) there were 
a score or more along the fence and even out in the road. On another ocea- 
sion many were seen along the road from Camden to Delphi at the old 
Bragunier farm. 
Vigo County: April 21, 1888, one seen; April 30, 1890, two males collected 
at Sand Hill; May 1, four males and one female collected at the 5-mile pond 
north of Terre Haute. 
Monroe County: Not common; one taken May 6, 1886. 
199. DENDROICA DISCOLOR (Vieillot). PRAIRIE WARBLER. (673) 
One specimen taken in Monroe County, April 26, 1885, by the late Charles 
H. Bollman. 
200. SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS (Linnieus). OVEN-BIRD. (674) 
A common summer resident; frequenting the deep woods where its loud 
ringing note may be heard on any quiet day during spring and early sum- 
mer. The Oven-bird is one of the frequent victims of the parasitic habits 
of the cowbird. On May 28, 1883, a nest with full complement of Oven- 
bird eggs and two eggs of the cowbird was found by Vern Beck, near Bur- 
lington. Incubation was well advanced in all. 
On May 23, 1890, I found an Oven-bird’s nest at Turkey Run, Parke Coun- 
ty, which contained 2 cowbird eggs in which incubation had begun, but there 
were no Oven-bird eggs. Noted in Carroll] County May 4, 1885, and on many 
other occasions. Noted in Vigo County April 25 and May 3, 1888, three 
miles southeast of Terre Haute; and May 10, 1890, a male colleeted at 
Honey Creek south of Terre Haute. Common in Monroe County; noted 
April 24, 1886, near Bloomington. 
201. SEIURUS NOVEBORACENSIS NOVEBORACENSIS (Gmelin). 
WATER-THRUSH. (675) 
A rather infrequent spring and fall migrant; most often seen along the 
streams. May 5 and 12, 1888, seen near Terre Haute; a male collected at 
Sand Hill on 12th and a female on 15th at the same place. It occurs also 
in Monroe County. 
