?44 Howell, List of Summer Birds of Mt. Mansfield. [_'oct. 



about 2000 feet. Thej inhabit the more open deciduous woods, the 

 males singing most frequenth" about the openings where a few trees 

 have been cut out, and sprouts and fallen logs cover the ground. I 

 started a female from a little bush on the edge of a clearing, where she 

 had commenced to build her nest, a foot above the ground. 



6i. Dendroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler. — Qiiite common in the 

 stunted spruces at the summit, but not observed elsewhere. 



62. Dendroica maculosa. M.vgxulia Warbler. — Heard sparingly 

 at the base of the mountain. They inhabit, among other places, the 

 small tirs and spruces on the edges of the pastures. 



63. Dendroica pennsylvanica. Chestnut-sided Warbler. — Com- 

 mon in the open spots about the edges of the woods at the base of the 

 mountain, and for a short distance up the slopes. 



64. Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. — Numerous in the 

 region of stunled trees on the upper slopes, though none were seen on 

 the extreme summit. Thev sang usually on the tops of the spruces, and 

 from these breezy heights, the song sounded even weaker than when we 

 hear it from passing migrants in the low country. 



65. Dendroica blackburnise. Blackburniax Warbler. — Fairly 

 common, ranging apparently with the hemlocks (for which they show a 

 decided preference) from the base to about 2500 feet. 



66. Dendroica virens. Black-throated Green Warbler. — Less 

 common than the preceding species ; it occupies much the same area, 

 but ranges a little higher. 



67. Seiurus aurocapillus. Ovenbird. — Perhaps the commonest and 

 most conspicuous bird in the open maple woods on the lower slopes; 

 does not range much above 2000 feet. Several nests were found on the 

 very edge of the mountain road. 



68. Geothlypis Philadelphia. Mourning Warbler. — Qiiite com- 

 mon in the brushy clearings and thickets around the base of the moun- 

 tain. I shot one in the thick woods a short distance up the slope, but 

 nearly all that I noted were along the road leading through Smugglers" 

 Notch. 



They are extremely shy, and only two or three times was I able to ob- 

 tain even a glimpse of them, although by approaching stealthily. I could 

 get fairlv close. The song is characteristic, though it bears a strong- 

 resemblance to that of the Kentucky Warbler. 



69. Geothlypis trichas. Maryland Yellow-throat. — Observed a 

 few times in Stowe Valley; said to be not uncommon. 



70. Wilspnia canadensis. Canadian Warbler. — Common in the 

 thickets in the deciduous woods, ranging nearly throughout the Canadian 

 zone. Although they keep well concealed in the shrubbery and do not 

 move about much, their odd song, uttered at frequent intervals, serves to 

 indicate their presence. 



71. Setophaga ruticilla. Redstart. — Seen but twice — at the base 

 of the mountain. 



