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Genus DENDROICA Gray. 

 Subgenus PERISSOGLOSSA Baird. 



273. (050). Dendroica tigrina (GmeL). Cape May Warbler. 



A somewhat uncommon summer resident of the Canadian fauna, 

 elsewhere of quite rare occurrence in migrations. 



County Records. Androscoggin, "rare migrant"* (Johnson); Aroos- 

 took, u a male shot at Fort Fail-field" (Batchelder, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 

 Vol. 7, p. 110); Cumberland, "common migrant" (Mead); Franklin, 

 rare migrant" (Richards); Kennebec, (Gardiner Branch); Oxford, 

 "probably breeds" (Given in Mayanl's List of Birds of Coos Co., X. H., 

 and Oxford Co., Maine, p. 13) ; Piscataquis, "rare" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc, 

 fan'" spratt) ; Somerset, "rare, one specimen taken August 22, 1893" 

 (Mon-fll); Washington, "summer resident of variable abundance"' 

 (Boardman). 



Subgenus DENDROICA Gray. 



2 74 . ( 652 ) . Dendroica tustiva ( GmeL ) . Yellow Warbler. 



The Summer Yellow-bird is one of our commonest Warblers, 

 being a very common summer resident of general distribution. It 

 is characteristic of no particular faunal area, being found through- 

 out all temperate North America, except in the extreme southwest 

 and northwest where its subspecies occur. 



County Records. Androscoggiu, "common summer resident" (John- 

 sou) ; Aroostook, "occurs at Fort Fairfield" (Batchelder. Bull. Nutt. 

 Oru. Club, Vol. 7, p. 109) ; Cumberland, "common summer resident" 

 (Mi-ad); Franklin, "common summer resident" (Swain); Hancock, 

 suiniiKT resident" (Murch) ; Keunebec, "abundant summer resident'' 

 (Gardiner Branch) ; Kuox, "summer" (Rackliff) ; Oxford, "abundant at 

 Norway" (Verrill's List of the Birds of Norway, Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. 

 3, p. 136 et seq.) ; Penobscot, "very common summer resident" (Knight) ; 

 PUcataquis, "rare summer resident" (Homer) ; Sagadahoc "common 

 summer resident" (Spinney); Somerset, "summer resident'' (Morrell) ; 

 Waldo (Spratt) ; Washington, "abundant summer resident" (Boardman) ; 

 York, ijuite common summer resident" (Adams). 



275. (654). Dendroica c;t>rulescens (Gmel.). Black-throated 

 Blue Warbler. 



A somewhat common summer resident in some sections of the 

 state, and of very general occurrence as a migrant. The males 

 being of a general grayish-blue color above, the sides of their head 

 and the throat black, and their breast and belly white, together 



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