546 Ge7ieral Notes. [oct! 



This egg, the first one taken in West Virginia, is now in the collection of 

 Orr R. King, Weston, W. Va. During the past ten years this sparrow has 

 become quite common in many parts of our state. 



Dendroica tigrina. — Though the Cape May Warbler is rare in many 

 places, it is exceedingly common in the interior of West Virginia, in migra- 

 tion, and, at times, becomes very destructive to the grape crop. 



Dendroica cserulescens cairnsi. — Several specimens of Cairns' War- 

 bler were taken about the Cranberry Glades showed few of the sup- 

 posed marks of cairnsi. In almost every respect they were typical speci- 

 mens of Dendroica carulescens ccvrulescens. 



Seiurus noveboracensis noveboracensis. — The Water-Thrushes were 

 very abundant at the headwaters of WilUams, Cranberry, Greenbrier and 

 Cheat Rivers in West Virginia. At our camp near Cranberry Glades these 

 birds could be heard almost constantly, and were common in the higher al- 

 titudes wherever we went. 



Oporornis Philadelphia. — A great many Mourning Warblers were 

 seen in the mountains round about the Cranberry Glades and in the more 

 elevated regions at the head-waters of the Greenbrier and Cheat Rivers. 

 Previously Dr. Rives had found this bird in the summer in the great spruce 

 belt near Davis in Tucker County, and I had found them breeding on 

 Spruce Knob in Pendleton County. The presence of this northern warbler 

 yi so many places greatly extends its known breeding range in West Vir- 

 ginia. No nests were found, but up to June 9 the birds were still abundant 

 in the regions visited. Three pairs were observed on Shaver's Mountain 

 near Wildell. 



Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni. — A nest of the Olive-backed Thrush 

 was found on June 9 on top of Shaver's Mountain. This nest was placed 

 in a small red spruce about two feet from the ground, and contained three 

 fresh eggs. This is the second nest of this species ever found in West Vir- 

 ginia, and, with the nest which I found on Spruce Knob in 1908, marks 

 the southern limit of the breeding range of this species. The eggs, which 

 we needed for scientific purposes, are now in the private collection of Orr 

 R. King. I believe this species may soon be found as far south as the 

 Cranberry Glade region, where so many northern forms occur. — Earle 

 A. Brooks, Weston, West Virginia. 



Some Winter Bird Notes from the Yellowstone National Park. — 



From February 21 to March 1, 1914 I was at Gardiner, Montana, having 

 gone there to see what I could of the game animals of the Yellowstone 

 National Park in winter. I spent some of every day during that time in 

 the Park, sometimes the greater portion of the day. My observations 

 extended as far as Mammoth Hot Springs, and from there along the Cook 

 City road for about two miles. On the twenty-eighth I walked to Mam- 

 moth by way of the " old road " which takes one up over the hills; the 

 other days I was up and down the road along the Gardiner River. I also 

 spent considerable time about the low hills around the field just inside the 



