380 Wayne, Some Birds observed near Charleston, S. C. [oct* 



of New Mexico. Having the specimen in mind that I sent to Mr. 

 Brewster in January, 1894, I wrote him in August, 1905, for the 

 loan of it. He very kindly forwarded the specimen, together with 

 a large series of specimens of the form celata from Colorado Springs, 

 Colorado, that he personally collected. Upon comparing the South 

 Carolina bird with Mr. Brewster's series from Colorado I found 

 that the former was even more richly colored than any of the latter 

 and was an ultra typical example of Mr. Oberholser's new race, 

 orestera. This discovery led me to examine my South Carolina 

 specimens of Orange-crowned Warblers, that I had packed away 

 for many years, and the result was I found no less than three birds 

 clearly referable to orestera, as follows: January 2, 1890, male; 

 February 11, 1891, male; December 3, 1896, male, all of which 

 were taken near Mount Pleasant. 



The bird taken December 3, 1896, is an ultra typical example 

 of orestera while the others are nearer that form than celata. 



This new race is supposed to be a Rocky Mountain breeder, 

 and Prof. W. W. Cooke * is of the opinion that no bird (which 

 breeds in these mountains) migrates to the Atlantic Coast unless 

 it breeds in the Mackenzie River region. 



If this form is entitled to recognition another far western bird 

 is added to the fauna of South Carolina. 



Dendroica tigrina. Cape May Warbler. — This beautiful 

 species is a regular although rare autumnal migrant along the 

 coast, but I have not as yet detected it in the spring. Up to 1905 

 my latest autumnal record was October 18, and the earliest Sep- 

 tember 8. On October 31, 1906, I shot a young male in my yard, 

 which was feeding among some lavender bushes, and on November 

 3 I secured a young female at the same spot where the male was 

 obtained. 



All the early migrating Cape Mays have been adult birds, whereas 

 the latest migrants are invariably the young of the year, which is 

 indeed very strange. At Chester, Mr. Leverett M. Loomis noted 

 this warbler from October -1 to 26 (Auk, VIII, April, 1891, p. 170). 

 It will be seen that the birds arrive near Charleston nearly a month 

 earlier than at Chester. 



Dendroica striata. Black-poll Warbler. — The Black-poll 



1 W. W. Cooke, in epist. 



