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and the uniform heavy streaking below are diagnostic. The 

 immature bird is, however, a very obscure Warbler, and 

 is very difficult to identify. To the beginner it resembles 

 a young Blackpoll. It is a tiny species, always more streaked 

 below, with a conspicuously yellow rump. The call-note is a 

 particularly weak, thin, high tsip. 



Long Island. Now rare or uncommon in spring, uncommon 

 but regular in fall; May 5 to May 20 and June 3; August 15 to 

 October 14; casual December 5, 1916 at Hewlett (Bicknell). 



ORIENT. Rare transient; May 9, 1916 (Mabel R. Wiggins) 

 to May 30, 1915 (Mabel R. Wiggins); August 15, 1909 to 

 September 30, 1915 (Mabel R. Wiggins). 

 MASTIC. Uncommon transient. 



LONG BEACH. Three spring records, May 17, 1917 (Bick- 

 nell) to May 26, 1917 (Hix) ; one of the more frequent Warblers 

 in fall, September 1, 1919 (Bicknell) to October 3, 1917 (Bick- 

 nell), also October 28, 1917 (Rogers). 



New York State. Now a fairly common spring and common 

 fall transient. 



CENTRAL PARK. A regular transient, always common in 

 fall, common or uncommon in spring according to season; 

 thus in 1913 eleven males were recorded between May 13 and 

 18; only two spring records between 1885 and 1909; May 6, 

 1914 (Griscom) to May 24, 1909 (Griscom); August 27, 1921 

 (Griscom) to October 11, 1908 (Griscom). 



BRONX REGION. Uncommon transient, May 12, 1918 (L. 

 N. Nichols) to May 31, 1917 (L. N. Nichols); September 24, 

 1890 (Dwight) to October 14, 1922 (Hix); no adequate fall 

 arrival date. 



New Jersey. Now an uncommon spring and fairly common fall 

 transient. The earliest arrival date is May 4, 1912 at Plainfield 

 (W. DeW. Miller). 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Only one spring record between 

 1885 and 1913; now an uncommon spring and fairly common 

 fall transient, occurring regularly; eleven males observed on 

 May 18, 1913; May 6, 1919 (Granger and Griscom) to May 

 26 (Weber); August 28, 1921 (Griscom) to October 3, 1915 

 (Rogers). 



