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674. Seiurus aurocapillus (Linn.) Oven-bird. 



Summer resident ; abundant. May 4 — Sept. 10. Found in all 

 woodlands. Nest, on the ground, by a small bush or bunch of 

 grass ; May 20 — June 10 ; eggs 4-5. 



675. Seiurus noveboracensis (Gmel.) Water-thrush. 

 Transient visitant ; fairly common. May 4-20 : Aug. i — Sept. 



20. Found in swampy woods. According to Bergtold, Short and 

 Bagg, this species breeds. I have never had the fortune to find it in 

 the breeding season. 



676. Seiurus motacilla (Vieill. ) Louisiana water- thrush. 

 Summer resident ; common in the gullies of the "Finger Lakes" 



and along many woodland streams. Apr. 20 — Aug. 20. Nest, near 

 the water among the ferns, roots and mosses ; May 20 — June 15 ; 

 eggs 4-6. 



677. Geothlypis formosa (Wils.) Kentucky warbler. 

 Transient visitant ; rare. Not reported as yet in summer. 



Potter Swamp, Yates Co., Sept, 27, 1896 — C. F. Stone. Chili, May, 

 1894 — Short, p. 18. 



678. Geothlypis agilis (Wils. ) Connecticut warbler. 

 Transient visitant ; uncommon. Cayuga Co., Sept. 7 and 17, 



1878 — Aub. p. 13. Yates Co., Sept. 17, 1896 — Verdi Burtch. 

 Utica, Sept. 18, 1880; Sept. 8, 1881— R. & B. p. 141. Chili, Aug. 

 1893 — Short, p. 18. Penn Yan, Sept. 4, 5 and 8, 1900 — Verdi 

 Burtch. 



679. Geothlypis Philadelphia (Wils.) Mourning warbler. 

 Summer resident ; fairly common. May 15 — Sept. 20. Found 



in woodlands among brier patches and thickets. Nest, on or near 

 the ground among ferns and briers ; May 30 — June 20 ; eggs 4. 



681. Geothlypis trichas (Linn.) Maryland yellow-throat. 



Summer resident; common. May 11 — Oct. 10. Frequents 

 swampy thickets. Nest, near the ground ; May 25 — June 15 ; 

 eggs, 3-5- 

 683. Icteria virens (Linn.) Yellow-breasted chat. 



Summer resident ; rather rare. Has been taken at Lancaster, 

 West Seneca, Shelby Centre, Penn Yan and Ithaca. Also found 

 breeding at Chili, May 26, 1900 — Oologist, Sept., 1892, and Short, 



