1920 J General Notes. 589 



of the species recorded from Nova Scotia, where these birds are common 

 in suitable localities in the breeding season. 



On June 12, a fine, bright, windy day, Acadian Sharp-tailed Sparrows 

 frequently delivered their flight-songs all about me during the time that 

 I remained in their marsh, from 10.00 a. m. to 4.00 p. m. When about 

 to sing his flight-song, the male Sharp-tail rises, on fluttering wings, 

 diagonally upward from the marsh to a height of 25 or 30 feet, uttering 

 meanwhile a slow seres of chip's. He then spreads his wings and, as he 

 sails slowly downward, utters once his husky sh-sh-sh-ulp, then flutters 

 downward a few feet, with frequent chip's, then sets his wings and sails 

 and sings a second time, and finally, with more fluttering and more chip's, 

 descends to his perch, where he continues to sing, but is silent in the inter- 

 vals between songs. — Harrison F. Lewis, Quebec, P. Q. 



Notable Warblers Breeding Near Aiken, S. C. — The Swainson's 

 Warbler (Limnothlypsis swainsoni) is known to nest abundantly along 

 the swamps of the Savannah River near Augusta, Ga. The hills rise 

 steeply on the South Carolina side of the river towards Aiken, eighteen 

 miles away and six hundred feet above sea level. The surrounding coun- 

 try is rolling, sandy, farming land, with numerous small streams, and d 

 few large mill ponds. The creek bottoms are generally heavily woodea 

 and contain patches of dense tangled underbrush and cane {Arundinaria 

 tecta) . 



We found the first Swainson's Warblers on April 23, 1920, two together 

 in open woods near a mill pond. On and after May 7 we always heard 

 two birds singing in this particular neighborhood, but were unable to 

 find a nest. One of these birds sang continuously in a narrow strip of 

 woods between a railroad and a high-road, paying no more attention to 

 passing trains or trucks than did the Hooded Warblers or White-eyed 

 Vireos. Everywhere the singing birds paid very little attention to oue 

 presence. It was our experience in every instance that we could loca^r 

 and approach a singing bird without much difficulty, and that he would 

 continue singing uninterruptedly. 



After May 8 we found one or more Swainson's Warblers in every suit- 

 able locality; that is, in damp woods near running water or ponds where 

 there were thick undergrowth and cane. 



On May 23 we found a nest. It was on the side of an embankment, 

 ten feet below a carriage road, and the same distance from a small stream. 

 We were crossing the stream on a fallen log when we looked down and 

 saw the bird sitting on her nest about four feet away. She watched us 

 with no sign of fear, and slipped off her nest after we had been moving 

 about for several minutes. There were three eggs in the nest, which 

 was fastened securely in the tops of several stalks of cane bent over, so 

 that the nest was four and a half feet from the ground. We returned the 

 following mid-day. One bird was on the nest, and the mate soon ap- 

 proached, singing as he hopped leisurely along, and took a bath in the 



