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green, with modifications. Superciliary line and under parts, 

 white (or yellowish). , duller above. (See synopsis, p. 79.) 



b. The nest and egg's are essentially like those of the 

 Nashville Warbler, though the eggs vary, and exhibit certain 

 peculiar forms, and though the nest is " often placed in woods." 



c. The Tennessee Warblers are extremely rare in eastern 

 Massachusetts, and are nowhere common in New England, 

 except in a few northern localities, such as Lake Umbagog, 

 where they are summer residents. They journey through this 

 State in the latter part of May, and again about the middle 

 of September. I have met them here twice in open wood- 

 land ; Mr. Maynard shot four males, on apple trees in New- 

 tonville, between the 18th and 24th of May, 1869; a pair 

 were shot by Mr. William Brewster, near Mt. Auburn, on 

 high oak trees ; and Mr. Allen has " taken it repeatedly at 

 Springfield, where he has always esteemed it rare." Audubon 

 considered these birds active, and also expert fly-catchers, and 

 speaks of their mellow tweet, uttered when they are on wing, 

 or when fluttering before clusters of leaves. Wilson has 

 written of the first specimen that he obtained that "it was 

 hunting nimbly among the young leaves, and like all the rest 

 of the family of worm-eaters, seemed to partake a good deal 

 of the habits of the Titmouse." 



d. "Its notes were few and weak." "Its song bears a 

 resemblance to that of If. ruficapilla, only the notes of the 

 first part are more divided, and the latter part is shriller. 

 The male, while singing, is generally perched on some high 

 dead branch. In this habit it resembles the II. ruficapilla 

 and H. chrysoptera" (Maynard.) " Its notes resemble the 

 low, subdued whistle of the common Summer Yellow-bird." 

 (Boardman.)* 



VII. MNIOTILTA. 



A. VARIA. Black and White " Creeper" A common 

 summer resident in southern New England, though rarer fur- 

 ther to the northward.! 



* Mr. Maynard's description of the t A summer resident, abundant and 

 song is much the better of the two here very generally distributed in southern 

 quoted. W. B. New England, but northward of Massa- 



