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States, in tlie spring and tall passing to the north of the 4*J»l parallel to 

 breed. The first sj)ecinien was obtained near the extreme southern point of 

 Xew Jersey by Geor«^'e Ord, in ISll, and described and figured V>y Wilson. 

 From this accidental circumstance it derives its inappropriate name of Cape 

 i\Iay Warl)ler. Wilson never met with a second specimen, and Mr. Xuttall 

 Wiis wholly unaccpiainted witii it. Mr. Audubon also never met with a speci- 

 men in all his wanderings, and was able to add nothing to its history. Those 

 figured by him were procured by Mr. Edward Harris, near Pliiladelphia, 

 through which region these birds appear to pass rapidly in their northern 

 migrations. 



Mr. J. A. Allen obtained a specimen near Springfiehl, Mass., May 15, 

 I8G0, and specimens have also been procured at East Windsor Hill, Conn., 

 by Dr. Wood. It was not met with in Western Maine by Mr. Verrill, but in 

 Eiisteru Maine and in New Hrunswick Mr. Bt)ardman has found it a not un- 

 common sunnner visitant, though of irregular frequency. He has no doubt 

 that they remain there to breed. They reach Calais as early as the second 

 week in May, or as early as their ap])earance usually in the neighborhood of 

 Philadelphia has been noticed. Mr. Kumlien has also obtained specimens 

 from year to year, al)Out the niidiUe of May, in Southern Wisconsin, where 

 they do not remain to breed, and Mr. llidgway has taken them in the 

 beginning of May in Southern Illinois. 



It is also by no means uncommon in Cuba ; was met by the Xewtons as 

 a migrant in St. Croix, and is not only one of the birds of Jamaica, but is 

 resident and breeds in the highlands of that island. It is not known to 

 occur in Central America, Mexico, or west of the Mississippi lliver. S^KJci- 

 mens were procured at Moose Factory about May 28. 



Its nests and eggs have not been, with certainty, obtained in the United 

 States, though an egg obtained in Coventry, Vt., in 183l), and attributed at 

 the time to this bird, closely resembles its identified eggs from Jamaica. 

 Specimens of the l)ird, as well as its nests and eggs, have also been received 

 from St. Domingo by Mr. Turnl)ull of Philadel})hia. In the summer of 

 ISTl a nest of this species was found by Mr. II. B. Bailey on the IJichard- 

 son I^ikes, in the extreme northwestern juirt of Maine. Tlie nest was in a 

 low spruce-tree, less than five feet from the ground, and when found con- 

 tained only a single ^^^^. l^n fortunately it was loft until more eggs were 

 deposited, and in the mean while the tree was cut, aiul the nest and eggs were 

 destroyed. 



Mr. W. T. March of Jamaica, in his notes on the birds of that island, 

 states that this species may always be found, in its various chanj:*es of jdu- 

 mage, about the mangrove swam])S and river-banks. During the sunnner 

 months it was connnon about Healtlishire and (Ireat Salt Bond, and at other 

 times very generally distributeil over the island. He also met with seversil 

 sjiecimens of its nests and eggs, but their position was not stated. The nests 

 had apparently been taken from a bush or tree, were tlnee and one fourth 



