140 ANNOTATED LIST OF 



191. Dendroica blackburniae (GMEL.). 662. 



Blackburnlaii Warbler. 



A not uncommon migrant. A few remain during the summer 

 in the vicinity of Holland Patent. 



192. Dendroica virens (GMBL.). 667. 



Black-throated Green Warbler. 



A quite common migrant. Not uncommon summer resident. 

 Breeds. Nests taken June 4th and 26th, 1886. Both were 

 placed on a horizontal branch of a hemlock, about twenty 

 feet from the ground, in a little clump of branches, but riding the 

 horizontal limb ; one on the edge of a heavy swamp, and the other 

 in a swampy place in a large piece of very heavy timber. The 

 nests were beautifully constructed, strong, compact and deep. 

 The outer sides about perpendicular, measuring, outside depth, 

 2.25 to 2.50 inches; inside, 1.50 inches; outside diameter, 3 to 3.50 

 inches; inside, 1.75 to 2 inches; composed of green moss, birch 

 bark, spider web, feathers, fine dry twigs of the hemlock, lined 

 with fine strips of bark and hair. The eggs were rather a pointed 

 oval; one set of three; white with a pinkish shade, marked with 

 fine spots of darker pink, seeming to show through, and quite 

 strongly marked over these with scattering blotches of light red- 

 dish brown with much darker edges. They measured, .65 x. 54, 

 .64 x .52, .64 x .52. The other set of two eggs were white, strongly 

 blotched, especially at the larger end, with different shades of 

 brown and lilac, and measured .70 x .53, .70 x .51 inches. 



193. Dendroica vigorsii (AUD.). 671. 



Pine Warbler. 



"Mr. Dayan (at Lyons Falls) took a full-plumaged male D, 

 pinus at Lyonsdale, Lewis County, May 8th, 1877." (Merriam, 

 Preliminary List of the Birds of the Adirondack Region.} 



194. Dendroica palmamm (GMEL.). 672. 



Palm Warbler. 



" Occurs during migrations." (Merriam.} 



