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County, tells me that he observed one at South Setauket in May, but could 

 not secure it. Neitlier of us ever inet the bird before, and it is quite 

 rare. , 



Other notable captures are the Hay-breasteti Warbler, of which I have 

 secured one and Mr. Helme four, and the Nashville Warbler of which I 

 have seen two. 



The season has been very late, the majority of the Ma^' migrants not 

 appearing until the i6th, when there was a large liight They continued 

 to come to the very last of the month ; a large flight occurred on the 26th, 

 a smaller one on the 27th, and a considerable number of migrants, mostly 

 Blackpoll Warblers, were observed on the 30th. — Arthur II. Movvell, 

 Brooklyn. N. Y. 



Spring Arrivals at Washington, D. C. — The first individuals of several 

 spring migrants seen in the vicinity of Washington during the present 

 season having been noted, the dates of their arrival are given herewith, as 

 being of probable interest to readers of ' The Auk.' For some of the records 

 T am indebted to other observers, whose names are given in connection 

 therewith. 



Spizella socialis. — -April .3. 



Thryothorus bewickii. — April 5. A male of this species was heard 

 singing near my house in Brookland (one of the suburbs of Washington), 

 but was purposely not collected. It is an excessively rare bird in this part 

 of the country, only three specimens having been obtained (two at 

 Arlington, Virginia, April 10, 1882, and April 6, 1883, by Mr William Pal- 

 mer, and one in Washington, April 8, i8SS, by Mr. M. M. Green). 



Chelidon erythrogaster. — April 7. 



Stelgidopteryx serripennis.— April 8. 



Troglodytes aedon. — April 17. 



Polioptila caerulea. — April 17. (W. Palmer). 



Harporhynchus rufus. — April 18. 



Chaetura pelagica. — April 23. 



Seiurus aurocapillus, — April 24. 



Progne subis. — April 24. (N. R. Woods). 



Seiurus noveboracensis. — April 24. (W. Palmer). 



Antrostomus vociferus. — April 24. (W. Palmer). 



Geothlypis trichas. — April 24. (W. Palmer). 



Setophaga ruticilla. — April 24. (W. Palmer.) 



Mniotilta varia. — April 24. (W. Palmer). 



Dendroica aestiva. — April 26. (C. I. Goodale). 



Turdus mustelinus. — April 28. (W. Palmer). 



Vireo gilvus. — April 30. 



Galeoscoptes carolinensis. — April 30. 



Dendroica discolor. — April 30. 



Myiarchus crinitus. — May i . 



Piranga rubra.— May i. (Takoma, D. C. ; R. W. Shufeldt). 



Helmitherus vermivorus. — May i. (Takoma, D. C. ; R. W. Shufeldt). 



