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September 16, 1884. This bird was in company with a large 

 flock of Warblers, Chickadees and other small birds among 

 some low birches by the roadside. In the Saco valley at rnter- 

 vale, I have found this species in small numbers usually in com- 

 pany with flocks of Bluebirds, Chipping Sparrows and Myrtle 

 Warblers on the meadows, and have taken specimens between 

 the 8th and i4th of September. Its reported presence at Man- 

 chester in spring is doubtless an error (Proc. Manchester Inst. 

 Arts & Sci., Vol. II, p. 82, 1901). 

 Dates : September 8 to 16. 



223. Dendroica palmarum hypochrysea Ridgw. 

 YELLOW PALM WARBLER. 



A migrant, common in spring and less common in fall. This 

 bird appears in the White Mountain valleys after the middle of 

 September, and usually is found on the intervales in company 

 with small flocks of Chipping Sparrows and Bluebirds. 



Dates : April 13 to May 10 ; September 16 to October 9. 



224:. Dendroica discolor (Vieill.). PRAIRIE WARBLER. 



A very rare summer resident in the Transition valley bottoms 

 of the southeastern part of the state. Two nests and an egg, 

 taken at Northfield about 1880, have been recorded as belong- 

 ing to this species, by Mr. F. H. Herrick ('83) who identified 

 the specimens. The identification, in the light of our present 

 knowledge, cannot, however, be considered as conclusive evi- 

 dence that the Prairie Warbler occurs in summer so far north 

 in the state. H. D. Minot's statement ('76) that the Prairie 

 Warbler occurs at Bethlehem among the White Mountains, is 

 generally discredited, and doubtless with reason. The only au- 

 thentic records for the state appear to be the following : Hollis, 

 three birds taken by Dr. W. H. Fox, an adult male June 28, 

 1884, "in company of half grown young," one bird unsexed, 

 shot August 23, 1876, and an adult female taken September 4, 

 1876 ; Manchester, a small colony is reported as found among an 

 extensive growth of scrub pines and oaks in the early summer 



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