190 NOKTII AMKIilCAN JUUDS. 



Accorclini^ to Mr. AudulMni its sonjj; consists ofu tew \v«*ak notes that are 

 l)y no means interesting;. His (les<*ri]»tion ot" its nest aj^jrees witli that ot" 

 Wilson. He states that it usually has two broods in the season, one in May, 

 the other in July. The yuun;,' disperse as sonn as they are ahle to provide lor 

 themselves. 



He deseril>es them as of solitary hahits, anil adds that they leave Louisi- 

 ana lor the South early in ( )etoher. Its tli^dit is short, undetermine<l, and 

 j)errormed in ziji/a*,' lines. It will ascend twenty or thirty yards in the 

 air as if about to jjjo to a peater distance, when, suddenly turnini; round, it 

 will descend to the place from which it set f>ut. It rarely jau-sues insects 

 on the winir, feeding; chiefly on the snmller kind of s])iders, and seizing,' other 

 insects as thev come within its reach. 



The alcove accounts of its hreedini;, and es]>ecially of its nest, do not cor- 

 res]>ond with the observations of Mr. Ifid^way, near Mt. Carmel, III, where 

 the bird is abundant. A ne.st collected by him is a verv h)ose open struc- 

 ture, composed chietly of broad, thin, and flexible strips (»f the inner bark 

 of deciduous trees, chiefly the bass-wood. It c(jntained five e^ijs, and was 

 obtained Mav S. It was first discovered bv noticing' the bird with mate- 

 rials in her bill. The situation of this nest " was in uo wise," says Mr. liidjx- 

 way, "as described by \Vils«jn, not haviuLj any covered cntmnce." The nest 

 was veiy bulky, and so loosely made that only the inner portion couhl be 

 secured. "I have found other nests,'" adds Mr. liid^'way, *' all correspoml- 

 ing with this one. There can be no doubt as to its identity, as the birds 

 were seen building the nest, and were closely watched in their movements. 

 Both male and female were seen several times." (No. 1(),14U, Smith. Coll.) 



The egi^s of this si)ecies measure .70 of an inch in length by .5:) in breiulth. 

 Their «^oun(I-color is white, sprinkled with a few reddish-brown spots. 



Helmintliophaga mficapilla, Batrd. 



NASHVILLE WABBLER. 



Syh'itt rujiniftiUa, WiLs. Am. Oni. Ill, 1811, 120, pi. xxWi, fig. 3. — Aud. Oni. Biog. I, 

 1832, 450, pi. Ixxxix. HelmuUlwphaga ruficopilla, Baikd, Birds N. Am. 1858, 256; 

 K«'V. 175. — .S< LATF.i:, r. Z. S, 1859, 373 (Xalajui). — Duh>sKU, Ibis, 65, 477 (Tt-xus). — 

 (Mui'Kit, Orii. ('al. I, 1S7<>, 82. Sijh-hi ruhricupilhi, WiLs. Am. Orn. VI, 1S12, 1.5, 

 Gcm'ral Iiidrx. — Xi'tt., Bon. Sifh'imla ruh. Kiph. J't'iiiicnrt' riih. Bon — Hkin- 

 HAki»T, Vid. Mfd. for 18,53, 1854, 82 ((Int'iiland). — Bkkwkk, Pr. Bost. S<>c. N. H. 

 VI, 1856, 4 (m*st and ('ji^s). Hdinnln r<//>. Aid. Birds Am. II, pi. cxiii. IhJiiilthrrvH 

 ruh. Bon. — S«L. P. Z. S. 1856, 201 (Cordova) ; 1859, 363 (.Xalapa). JfeluioiffiopJuKja 

 ruh. Cab. — Sci.ATKi:, P. Z. S. 1858, 298 (Oaxaca ; FeK aud Aug.). M, tint Ufa ruh. 

 REiNirAUDT, Ibis, 1861, 6 (Gr«'enlaml). Sulvia kucofffistni, Shaw, Creii. Zool. X, ii, 

 1817, 622. *^ Siflvoi wishviUei," Vieillut. — Gkay. Sulcin niexiaiiui, Holboll. 



8p. Char. Ileal and neck al)Ove and on sides ash-prray, the crown with a patch of 

 concealed dark brownish-oranire Im^IiUmi by ashy tips to the feathers. Up|)er parts olive- 

 green, bri<rhtest on the rump. Tnder parts jrenerally, with the edge of the wing, deep 



