1 8 ScoTT, Birds of the Gulf Coast of Florida. [January 



rare migrant on the Gulf coast. Not met with in the vicinity of Tarpon 

 Springs, nor at Punta Rassa. Mr. Atkins secured an adult female bird 

 at Key West, August 25, 1889. This is the only time he has met with 

 the species at this point. 



Helminthophila celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. — Not observed 

 at Tarpon Springs, but Mr. Atkins has found it at Key West, as a not 

 Uncommon fall migrant. "Common at Key West on October 5, 1887, 

 and for a few days after." " First arrival, Key West, September 8, 1SS9." 

 ^J. W. Atkins. 



Helminthophila peregrina. Tennessee Warbler. — Not common as 

 a migrant in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs. Mr. Atkins took examples 

 at Punta Rassa on April 10, 1S86, but says " the birds were rare." Again 

 he found them at Key West in October, 1887, associated with H. celata, 

 though not nearly as common as that species. 



Compsothlypis americana. Parula Warbler. — A rather common 

 migrant in the spring and fall on the Gulf coast of Florida. Spring arri- 

 val at Tarpon Springs late March and early April, remaining about a 

 month. R <? turns in late August or the first week of September. No 

 noted in the winter. Mr. Atkins noted the bird as a migrant at Puntat 

 Rassa at approximately the same dates, and did not observe it there dur- 

 ing the winter. He also finds the species at Key West, and remarks as 

 follows : " Found more or less all winter at Key West, but migrants begin 

 to arrive from the south by the middle of March, and all have passed by 

 May 1. Returned July 30, 1S8S, and soon became very common. First 

 seen returning from north on August 4, 18S9." 



Dendroica tigrina. Cape May Warbler. — Not an uncommon 

 migrant in spring in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs, but not so common 

 in the fall. Records for three years at this point give the extremes of 

 dates on which this species was taken or noted as from April 17 to May 4. 



At Punta Rassa Mr. Atkins did not find it at all common, and I append 

 his notes from that point. " First spring arrival April 16, 1886. Return- 

 ing in fall, first seen October 5, 18S6." The following observations made 

 at Key West, by the same gentleman are of interest. " At Key West the 

 birds appeared April 11, 1S87, and were observed till May 4. They 

 returned October 14 and were here till about November 1. Were com- 

 mon ; on October 23, 1S87, I took eight specimens without moving from 

 my position. Last year (1888) they arrived and departed about the same 

 time." 



Dendroica sestiva. Yellow Warbler. — Not common as spring 

 migrants in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs, but a few remain to breed in 

 the neighborhood. After July 20 they become more abundant, the repre- 

 sentatives being mostly young birds of the year. After September 15 I 

 have not observed them. Mr. Atkins says : "They are very common fall 

 migrants at both Punta Rassa and Key West, but not noted in either 

 place in the spring, First noted at Key West on July 26, 1889." 



Dendroica caerulescens. Black-throated Blue Warbler. — A 

 rather rare spring migrant in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs where I have 



