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marked birds but are difficult to see as they feed among the 
dense foliage of the highest tree tops. 
They breed in the Missouri and Blue Valleys and may be 
commonly found in Swope Park during summer. 
One form of the song of this species is similar to that of the 
Cerulean Warbler but may be distinguished by a difference in 
the opening notes, which are more drawled in the song of the 
Parula. 
DENDROICA TIGRINA (Gmelin). Cape May Warbler. 
Very rare migrant. 
The only known records of the occurrence of this warbler in 
this vicinity are May 22, 1909, May 11, 1911, May 11, 1912 and 
April 26, 1915. The record for May 11, 1912, was made over 
the state line in Johnson County, Kansas. 
DENDROICA AESTIVA AESTIVA (Gmelin). Yellow Warbler. 
Very common migrant and common summer resident. 
The Yellow Warbler arrives regularly during the last five or 
six days of April. During early May when the bulk of the 
migrants are present, they are distributed over the entire county. 
This species is most numerous in the Missouri bottoms between 
May 2nd and 7th when it may be said to fairly swarm in the 
willow thickets. It also prefers to nest in the bottom lands and 
in the wide valleys leading into these regions. It has never 
been found in Swope Park in summer but there is one breeding 
record for the lower Brush Creek region not far to the west. 
It is not seen in this county after the first week or ten days 
in September. 
[DENDROICA CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS (Gmelin).  Black- 
throated Blue Warbler. | 
Probable migrant. 
This warbler has been reported several times to the east and 
west of this district but there is no known instance of its oc- 
currence in the immediate vicinity. Students should be on the 
lookout for this distinctively marked species during migration 
times. 
DENDROICA CORONATA (Linn.). Myrtle Warbler. 
Very common migrant and rather rare winter resident. 
During favorable winters when there is an abundant supply 
