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a female taken by Mr. Ernest Seton, August 23, 1888, on the Credit River 

 (13 miles east of Toronto), the other a female taken by Mr. C. W. Nash 

 at Kew Beach, East Toronto, May 8, 1900. This species appears to be a. 

 local though regular migrant at Hamilton. 



263. Geothlypis agilis. Connecticut Warbler. — Regular migrant,, 

 not common, May 23 to 30, and August 26 to September 12. This was 

 considered one of our rarest warblers till about 1896 when Mr. J. Hughes 

 Samuel found them not uncommon in May at Island Park. 



264. Geothlypis Philadelphia. Mourning Warbler. — Regular mi- 

 grant, not uncommon, May 11 to 30, and August 15 to 26; rare summer 

 resident; breeds. Mr. C. W. Nash took a young bird from the nest, July 

 1, 1893; Mr. J. Hughes Samuel saw adults with young, July 30, 1895. 

 This is another species that was rare up to a few years ago. 



265. Geothlypis trichas brachidactyla. Northern Yellow-throat. 

 — Regular migrant, common May 8 to 31, and August 31 to October 6; 

 latest fall record October 19, 1904; rare summer resident (June 6, 1905). 



266. Wilsonia pusilla. Wilson's Warbler. — Regular migrant, 

 common May 11 to 27, and August 26 to September 27. 



267. Wilsonia canadensis. Canadian Warbler. — Regular migrant, 

 common May 10 to June 1, and August 19 to September 27; possibly a 

 rare summer resident. 



268. Setophaga ruticilla. American Redstart. — Abundant migrant, 

 May 8 to 24, and August 24 to September 24; common summer resident, 

 May 18 to about August 16; breeds (June 1 to 15). 



269. Anthus pensilvanicus. American Pipit. — Regular migrant, 

 not common in the spring, May 4 to 10 (May 20 at Hamilton); abundant 

 in the fall, September 14 to November 24. 



270. Galeoscoptes carolinensis. Catbird. — Regular summer resident, 

 common May 4 to September 26; earliest spring record, May 1, 1899; 

 latest, October 15, 1906; breeds commonly. 



271. Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. — Regular summer resi- 

 dent, fairly common, April 21 to September 25; breeds. 



272. Troglodytes aedon. House Wren. — Common migrant and 

 fairly common summer resident, April 21 to October 13; earliest spring 

 record, April 15, 1890; breeds. 



273. Olbiorchilus hiemalis. Winter Wren. — Common migrant, 

 April 14 to May 7, and September 10 to October 26; latest fall record 

 November 12, 1895; rare winter resident (January 18, 1892; March 17, 

 1894); very rare summer resident, breeds (June 2, 1894, W. Raine). 



274. Cistothorus stellaris. Short-billed Marsh Wren. — Two- 

 records, a female August 29, 1891, and a male June 7, 1895, both taken by- 

 Mr. C. W. Nash. 1 



275. Telmatodytes palustris. Long-billed Marsh Wren. — Common, 

 summer resident, April 14 to October 18; breeds (June 5 to July 28). 



1 Auk, XIII, 1896, 347. 



