2 2 Bendire on Pipilo fuscus mesoleucus and Pipilo abcrti. \ January 



tions, which are published in this number of 'The Auk.' See an tea, 

 pp. 9-14. 



Icteria virens. Yellow-breasted Chat. — The evidence of the occur- 

 rence of the Yellow-breasted Chat on the Gulf coast of Florida is so far of 

 a negative character. I have been unable to detect its presence nor has 

 Mr. Atkins found out anything with regard to its occurence at either of 

 the points where he has so carefully collected. It is not a little remarka- 

 ble that so conspicuous a species, which breeds but little to the north of 

 the region under consideration, and which apparently winters to the 

 south of the United States, should be unknown at these points as a 

 migrant. 



Sylvania mitrata. Hooded Warbler. — A rather common spring 

 migrant in and about Tarpon Springs, but rare in the fall. It appears 

 here late in March or early in April and remains about three weeks. 

 I have no record of its breeding in the area under consideration. The 

 latest fall date is on September 17, 1S86. At Punta Rassa Mr. Atkins 

 did not meet with this species, nor has he found it at all common at Key 

 West. At that point his records are March iS, April 1 and 3, August 

 30, and September 13, 1SS7, a single bird on each day. " 1S89, arrived 

 from north August 19, two or three seen later." 



Setophaga ruticilla. Redstart. — A not very common spring and fall 

 migrant in the country about Tarpon Springs. In the spring it passes 

 through here during the first two weeks in May, and appears again return- 

 ing about August 5 to 10 and remains till the first of November. Mr. 

 Atkins gives it as a rare spring and common fall migrant at Punta Rassa 

 and as equally common both spring and fall at Key West. His notes in 

 regard to the latter point are: " Last migrants northward May 21, 1SS7. 

 Returned August 9. 1SS7 ; young birds of year, both sexes, taken. 1889, 

 July 22. young of year and adult female; July 30, adult male." 



( To be continued.') 



NOTES ON PIPILO FUSCUS MESOLEUCUS 



AND PIPILO ABEPTI, THEIR HABITS, 



NESTS AND EGGS. 



BY CAPT. CHARLES E. BENDIRE. 



The Canon Towhee is a common resident throughout the 

 year, in the southern portions of Arizona at least, and I found 

 it especially abundant during the breeding season in 1S73 in the 

 vicinity of the present site of Camp Lowell, near Tucson, the 

 principal town in the Territory at the time. The bird was first 

 obtained by Dr. Kennedy, the naturalist of the Pacific Rail- 



