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General Notes. [October 



Geothlypis Philadelphia Breeding in Western New York. — In my list 

 of 'Birds of Niagara County, N. Y.', published in 'Forest and Stream,' 

 Sept., 1889, I intimated that the Mourning Warbler bred in Niagara 

 County. On June 13 last my suspicions were confirmed by finding a 

 nest and eggs of this species. I was passing through a heavily timbered 

 wet wood, and about ten rods from the western border I came to a 

 small opening, three to fourrods square, when, in about the centreof this 

 opening, a bird flew from under my feet into the adjoining thicket. 

 Glancing toward my feet I saw its nest and eggs, and on adjusting my 

 field glass I saw that the bird was a female G. fkiladelphia and immedi- 

 ately shot it. The nest was placed in the centre of a clump of cowslips. 

 The nest is composed of coarse grass and leaves on the outside, with fine 

 grass inside and lined with hair. Measurement outside, 3 in. deep, 3.50 

 in. across; inside, 1.75 in. deep and 1.75 across. Eggs white, with a 

 wreath of reddish brown and lilac on the large end, and finely blotched 

 with brown over the whole surface. Measurements, .76 X .51, .77 X .50, 

 and .78 X .50. I have the nest and eggs, and the bird mounted, which, 

 with a fine adult male specimen received May 23, I consider a valuable 

 addition to my collection. These specimens were taken in the same 

 woods where I found Dendroica ccerulea breeding in 18S8. — J. L. 

 Davison, LockJ^ort, Niagara Co., N. T. 



Breeding of the Mourning Warbler in Ontario County, N. Y. — On 

 June 26, 1S91, I was passing through a damp, low thicket when an outcry 

 from a small bird drew my attention to it, it proving to be a female 

 Mourning Warbler (^Geothlypis fhiladelfhia~). Her cries soon brought 

 the male with a beak full of small green worms, evidently collected for 

 the young, but on seeing me he quickly devoured them that he might 

 better join in the remonstrance against my presence. After a short 

 search I found two young birds, nearly grown and fully feathered, but 

 unable to fly. I caught one and held it for some time, thus bringing the 

 parents within a foot of my hand and permitting of the fullest identifica- 

 tion. I could have shot them but forbore to do so hoping that they 

 might breed there the coming season. This is the first time I have 

 known this species to breed in this vicinity. — B. S. Bowdish, Phelps, 



N. r. 



Yellow Palm Warbler {Dendroica palmarnm hyfochrysea). — On May 

 7, 1891, I shot a male specimen of this Warbler, the first one I have come 

 across here in ten years' collecting. — Ernest D. Wintle, Montreal, 

 Canada . 



Bird Notes from Clatrop County, Oregon. — Hesperocichla naevia. Ore- 

 gon Robin, Varied Robin. — Common about Astoria and the low lands 

 in winter, breeding back in the heavy timber on the hills. I found a nest 

 of this species nearly completed April 27. The nest was in a small hem- 



