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attracted by a loud and entirely unfamiliar song, the cause of which was 

 found to be a rather plain Warbler among the lower branches of a large 

 oak. The actions of the bird were slow, for a Warbler, reminding me 

 more of those of the Red-eyed Vireo. It moved by hops, seldom moving 

 along the branches, but usually sat still and turned its head in all direc- 

 tions in search of insects. At rather short intervals it gave out its loud, 

 passionate song, almost like an Oriole's in the depth of its tone, — a 

 contrast to the high notes of many Warblers. Only once or twice did I 

 see it dart after insects in the air, and it wagged its tail but slightly. 

 Unlike most Warblers it stayed for a long time in one tree and always in 

 the lower half. It did not, however, resort to the bushes or in any way 

 act like a terrestrial species, as Mr. Widmann's specimen did. This par- 

 ticular individual was very tame. 



The next morning I heard the song again and went immediately to 

 shoot the bird, lest I might be mistaken as to its identity- This time, 

 however, it was shy and flew at once to another yard. Later it returned 

 to the apple trees in the garden, and, without waiting for any more 

 observations I shot it. This specimen proved to be a male. — Eliot 

 Blackwelder, Morga?i Park, Chicago, III. 



The Hooded Warbler at Montville, Conn. — On June iS, 1899, I took 

 a Hooded Warbler ( Wilsotiia mitrata) that was singing in some moun- 

 tain laurel bushes in an oak wood near the town of Montville, Conn., on 

 the southern bank of the Thames River. It was the first time I have 

 ever heard this species sing, and as I could not get within forty yards of 

 it or see it plainly I was obliged to take the bird. I am not aware that 

 the species has been recorded from the region of this river.— Reginald 

 Heber Howe, Jr., Long-wood, Mass. 



Odd Nesting of Maryland Yellow-throat. — On June 15 of the 

 present year a friend of mine sent for me to come to his house and 

 look at a nest which was built in a shoe, and also to identify the birds. 

 Upon arriving there I was surprised to see Geothlyfis trichas nesting 

 in a shoe. The locality chosen was near a back entrance to a house 

 situated on the main street of our town. A pair of shoes, which were 

 the property of my friend, were placed outside of the door on the under 

 pinning which projected out from the side of the house about two feet. 

 One day he had occasion to wear them and went out and brought 

 them into the house; as he was about to put them on, he discovered 

 something in one of them, and upon examination found it to be a nest. 



The other shoe contained a few dry grasses and other fine material, 

 but for some reason the bird gave up the idea of building in that, and 

 took up housekeeping in shoe No. 2. My friend immediately put the 

 pair of shoes back, thinking that she would return, and upon glancing 

 into the shoe the next day was surprised to see that it contained an egg. 

 She continued laying until she had deposited five. The next day after 



