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branches of oaks on the hill-sides about the lake. Fresh eggs were seen 

 on June 22, and young were in their nests as late as the middle of July. 

 Small migrating flocks passed through about Sept. 1. 



83. Mniotilta varia. Black and White Warbler. — Fairly common 

 in the heavy timber. Young were seen on July 1(3. During the last week 

 of August flocks of migrants became very common, and a few stragglers 

 were seen as late as Sept. 20. 



84. Dendroica sestiva. Yellow Warbler. — Only occasionally seen. 



85. Dendroica caerulescens. Black-throated Blue Warbler. — 

 Not seen during the sumnier. Small migrating flocks were seen from 

 August 26 to Sept. 17. 



86. Dendroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler. — Migrants were first 

 seen on Sept. 24. 



87. Dendroica magnolia. Magnoll^ Warbler. — A rather uncommon 

 migrant during the last week of August. 



88. Dendroica pensylvanica. Chestnut-sided Warbler. — Common 

 about the open woods and bushy hill-sides. Young were out on July 19. 

 During the last week of August large migrating flocks were seen. 



89. Dendroica castanea. Bay-breasted Warbler. — A specimen was 

 taken on August 28. 



90. Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. — An abundant mi- 

 grant from August 29 to the middle of September. 



91. Dendroica blackburnise. Blackburnian Warbler. — A fairly 

 common migrant during the latter part of August. 



92. Dendroica virens. Black-throated Green Warbler. — The 

 beautiful song of tliis warbler could be heard at all times in the pine woods. 

 It was not only the most common member of its family during the summer, 

 but was also the most abundant in the migration, wliich occurred through- 

 out the month of September. 



93. Dendroica vigorsi. Pine Warbler.— This well-named bird was 

 rather common among the scattered pines on the hill-sides. On July 12, 

 I discovered a nest in the top of a Norway pine, containing four young which 

 left it a few days later. A migrating flock was seen on Sept. 11. 



94. Dendroica palmarum. Palm Warbler. — The first migrants were 

 seen on Sept. 11 , after which large flocks were seen daily. 



95. Seiurus aurocapillus. Ovenbird. — Very common, nesting on the 

 road sides. Last seen on Sept. 11. 



96. Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis. Grinnell's Water Thrush. — 

 Probably a summer resident. A migrant taken on August 29, was de- 

 termined to be of this subspecies. 



97. Oporornis agilis. Connecticut Warbler.— Fairly common mi- 

 grant, specimens being secured August 30 and Sept. 14. 



98. Oporornis Philadelphia. Mourning Warbler. — A migrating bird 

 was taken on August 24. 



99. Geothlypis trichas. IMaryland Yellow-throat. — Found in the 

 low marshy woods and thickets. 



