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77. Setophaga ruticilla. Redstart. — Rather rare summer resi- 

 dent. Migrants observed from August 19 to 24, 1910. 



78. Dumetella carolinensis. Catbird. — Not very common. A 

 pair nested near the camp but they were seldom seen in the brush. 



79. Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. — Not uncommon. 



80. Troglodytes aedon aedon. House Wren. — Very common. 

 One pair was found nesting in a rural delivery box, while a second pair 

 selected an old threshing machine as a desirable location. Another pair 

 nested within one of the camp buildings, gaining access through a crevice 

 under the eaves. 



81. Sitta carolinensis carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. 

 — Quite common. 



82. Penthestes atricapillus atricapillus. Chickadee. — Common. 



83. Hylocichla mustelina. Wood Thrush. — Occasionally seen, 

 but more often heard, in the late afternoon or evening. 



84. Hylocichla fuscescens fuscescens. Veery. — During the sum- 

 mer of 1908 the Veery was quite often seen or heard in the vicinity of the 

 camp, but all other years it has been more or less uncommon. 



85. Planesticus migratorius migratorius. Robin. — Common 

 about the camp. 



86. Sialia sialis sialis. Bluebird. — Fairly common. One or two 

 broods usually remained near the camp. 



THE BAHAMAN SPECIES OF GEOTHLYPIS. 



BY W. E. CLYDE TODD. 



Two very distinct Warblers of the genus Geothlypis exist in the 

 Bahama Islands, one the common Maryland Yellow-throat of 

 eastern North America, G. trichas, which occurs as a winter resi- 

 dent, the other a much larger endemic species, found in the more 

 northern islands of the group, where it has become split up into a 

 number of closely allied specific or conspecific forms, whose dis- 

 crimination is a matter of no small difficulty. Our present concern 

 is with this larger bird, this study being the outgrowth of an attempt 

 to identify the specimens collected by Mr. W. W. Worthington 

 in 1909, and having been made possible through the courtesy of 

 the various institutions and individuals specified beyond, where- 



