68 NoRTHKor flit the Birds oj Andioa IsUind. [ Imuuiry 



*S. Dendroica tigrina {Gmel.). Cape May Warbler. — This species 

 was not common. Specimens were collected on March 22, and on April 

 20, two on the nortlieast coast, one near the west side. 



9. Dendroica petechia {Liiiu.). Antillean Yellow Warhler. — 

 But a single specimen, a female, was obtained near Mangrove Key on 

 June 24. 



* 10. Dendroica caerulescens {Gfuc/.). Black-throated Blue War- 

 BLKR. — One specimen was brought to us in Nicol's Town, April 11; 

 others were collected on April 19 at Red Bays on the northwestern end of 

 Andros. Thej were quite common about the house for a few days, but 

 none were seen after the above date. 



*ii. Dendroica striata (/^'t^ri/'.). Blackpoll Warbler. — The speci- 

 mens were all obtained at Conch Sound on May 19 and 20, although it 

 was seen a little farther south on May 23, and even a day or two later. 



12. Dendroica vigorsii {And.). Pine Warbler. — This bird was one 

 of the most common species in the pine-yard. The five specimens col- 

 lected all proved to be females. The stomachs of those examined con- 

 tained insects and small fruits. 



13. Dendroica discolor ( F/e///.). Prairie Warbler. — This was by 

 far the most common of the migratory Warblers. It was collected on the 

 northern end of Andros from March 22 to April 12, and a few were seen 

 during the latter part of April. 



* 14. Dendroica palmarum (Gmel.). Palm Warbler. — A single speci- 

 men, a female, was shot at Mastic Point, May 2; it was hopping about 

 on the gi-ound under the small mangroves. 



* 15. Seiurus aurocapillus (Lift/i.). Ovenbird. — This species was 

 collected in several localities on the northern end of the island. At Red 

 Bays on the west side it was quite common, and the jiatives knew the 

 bird well under the name of the 'ground walker'. All whom we questioned 

 on the subject were certain that the bird remained throughout the year, 

 and some said that they had seen its nest.* A specimen was collected 

 by the writer on New Providence during January, and the last time that 

 we observed it was in the first week of May. The stomachs of those ex- 

 amined contained the remains of insects. 



[Four specimens taken on Andros Island, near the end of April, proba- 

 bly i-epresent a local resident form, differing slightly from the North 

 American stock in having the bill rather larger, the crown patch deeper 

 orange, and the black lines bordering it and the black streaks below 

 slightly heavier. Should these diiierences prove tolerably constant, they 

 are too slight to render it desirable to designate the form in nomenclature. 

 -J. A. A.] 



16. Geothlypis rostrata Bryant. Nassau Yellowthroat. — Tliis spe- 

 cies is new to the island, all the specimens previously known being from 

 the neighboring island of New Providence. The first we saw was brought 

 to us by a boy at Nicol's Town, March 21. It was afterwards seen at Red 



'Cory states that it is migratory. — Birds of Bahamas, p. 71. 



