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active fly-catcher, not having the motions of the other DendroiccB, 

 being less active. It would dart off after an insect and then return 

 to the same perch." Mr. Wallace has kindly placed this specimen 

 in my collection. 



Mr. Wallace took another specimen May 7, 1895. He says: "Early 

 in the morning I heard a bird singing in the thicket of plum trees 

 near the house. The song was strange to me, and consisted of a 

 loud, ringing note, repeated three times in quick succession. The 

 song bears considerable resemblance to that of the Great Carolina 

 Wren, and also suggests that of the Maryland Yellow-throa-t. It is 

 loud and rather musical. I did not go to look for it at once, but as 

 it continued singing for some time, I finally got my gun and went to 

 look for it. It had flown over into the orchard then, but soon returned 

 to the plum thicket, and was constantly uttering its peculiar note. 

 Had it not been for its loud and peculiar song, I should have pro- 

 nounced it a Canada Flycatcher. ItvS song sealed its fate. After watch- 

 ing it catch insects and listening to its song for some time, I backed off 

 and shot it. Imagine my surprise when I held in my hand my second 

 Kirtland's Warbler." 



• The species was described from a specimen taken by Dr. Kirtland 

 near Cleveland, 0. The following are the reported records of its 

 •eeurrence: 



1. At sea, off Abaco, Bahamas, by Dr. Samuel Cabot, second week 

 KH October, 1841. 



2. Near Cleveland, 0., by Dr. J. P. Kirtland, male. May 15, 1851. 

 Type specimen. 



3. Near Cleveland, 0., by E. K. Winslow, female, June, 1860. 



4. Near Cincinnati, 0., by Charles Dury, male, first week in May, 

 1872. 



5. Ann Arbor, Mich., by A. B. Covert, female, May 15, 1875. 



6. 7. Eockport, Cuyahoga County, 0., by Wm. and John Hall, 

 May, 1878. 



8. Andros Island, Bahamas, by Charles B. Cory, female, June 9, 

 1879. 



9. Ann Arbor, Mich., by A. B. Covert, female. May 16, 1879. 



10. 11. Cleveland, 0., reported by Dr. Langdon, male and female, 

 May 4, 12, 1880. 



12. Battle Creek, Mich., male. May 11, 1883, now in United States 

 National Museum. 



13. St. Louis, Mo., May 8, 1885, Otto Widmann. 



14. Spectacle Eeef, Mich., May 25, 1885, Wm. Marshall. Struck 

 the light at Spectacle Eeef lighthoiase. 



