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Covert wrote of this species as follows : " I cannot learn that this bird 

 has ever been shot in the County, still I have taken it in other por- 

 tions of the State and I think that it will yet be detected here." 

 This prophecy eventually came true for on April 22, 1906, a fine 

 male in full song was noted in a grove of sycamores along the Huron 

 River, about half way between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti (Tinker). 

 On x\pril 25, 190G, Wood took a fine male in the same locality, and 

 noted the species again on April 26 and 29. The species in all 

 probability bred here at that time for it was still present on ^lay 6, 

 but we were unable to locate nests. Wood has a specimen taken 

 near Ypsilanti on May 17, 1893, by Van Fossen. Although dili- 

 gent search was made for the species in 1907, nothing was seen of it, 

 but in 1908 a male in full song was noted in the same locality as the 

 others noted above, on April 26, and again, on April 29, Wood 

 noted two here, securing one for the Museum. The species was 

 noted in song on June 21, 1908, but no breeding records were ob- 

 tained. 



Dendroica vigorsi. Pixe Warbler. — Covert says of this species 

 "Rare summer resident in this County." There is no quesiion as 

 to the rarity of the Pine Warbler here at the present time, but we 

 doubt if it ever bred within the County, as we have not been able to 

 find any record to support Covert's statement. Our records for the 

 occurrence of the species are as follows: On April 28, 1898, Wood 

 .secured a fine male — now mounted in his collection. For 1907 

 there are several records: Wood first detected the presence of the 

 species on April 26, when he secured an adult male ; on April 27 

 he took another specimen, and on May 2 a male and female were 

 noted feeding in the coniferous trees in one of the cemeteries of the 

 city. The male of the last named pair was in full song at the time. 



In 1908 the species was first recorded on April 23, when three 

 were noted, but it was also observed on April 24. IVIore were noted 

 in the spring of 1909 than in any previous season, the species first 

 being observed on jNIay 1 and afterwards on May 4 and 11. Nearly 

 all of the records secured in the spring have been of adult males in 

 full song. The apparent scarcity of the Pine Warbler here is no 

 doubt due to the lack of a suitable environment, as the County is 

 almost devoid of the natural coniferous growths preferred by this 

 species. 



