I'.fKDS OF MAIM.. Ill 



resident" (Norton); Oxford, "occurs at I'pton" (Brewstor Bull. Nutt. 

 Orn. Club, Vol. 'J. p. 116) ; Peuobseot, u rare summer resident" (Knight) ; 

 Piscataiuis. "ran-** (Homer); Sagadahoc, (Spratt ' : Somerset, 4 'not 

 common migrant" (Morrell); Waldo. (Spratt; : Washington, 4 'uot com- 

 mon summer resident" (Boardman.) 



Family MNIOTILTIDJE. Wood Warblers. 



Genus MNIOTILTA Vieillot. 



268. (636). Mniotilta variti (Linn.). Black and White 

 Warbler. 



Of quite general occurrence as a summer resident and common 

 during the migrations. This bird much resembles the Creepers in 

 habits, creeping up and down tree trunks in search of food, hang- 

 ing head down or in other seemingly impossible positions, and 

 acting entirely different from the other Warblers. 



County Records. Audroscoggin, "fairly common summer resident" 

 (Johnson); Aroostook, "observed at Fort Fairfield" (Batchelder, Bull. 

 X ut t. Orn. Club, Vol. 7, p. 109); Cumberland, "common summer resi- 

 dent" (Mead) ; Franklin, "common summer resident*' (Swain) ; Han- 

 cock, "quite common summer resident" (Knight) ; Kennebec, "quite 

 common summer resident" (Gardiner Branch) ; Kiiox, "summer resident" 

 (Norton) ; Oxford, "breeds commonly" (Xash) ; Penobscot, "common 

 migrant and fairly common summer resident" (Knight) ; Piscataquis, 

 "ommiou summer resident" (Whitman) ; Sagadahoc, "common migrant" 

 (Spinney) ; Somerset, "common summer resident" (Morrell) ; Waldo, 

 (Spratt) ; Washington, "common summer resident" (Boardman) ; York, 

 "very common summer resident" (Adams). 



Genus PROTON OTARI A Baird. 



26D. (637). Protonotaria citrea (Bodd.). Prothonotary 

 Warbler. 



Accidental, a single individual having been taken at Calais, 

 Washington County, October 30th, 1862, by Mr. Boardman. 

 (Cf. Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Oru. Club, Vol. 3, p. 153). 



Genus HELMINTHOPHILA Ridgway. 



270. (645). Helmintb.oph.ila rubricapilla (Wils.). Nashville 

 Warbler. 



A very common migrant and fairly common summer resident of 

 lost portions of the state. 



