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OctnlH'i 10, r'ailislc, rtMiii.) (liflt'is in liaviii,^' the Mack apiu-nrinix in putclu's, 

 tliij throat being nu.stly wiiitc; thiirc Is also a narrow white superciliary 

 stripe. 



IIaiuts. The Hlack-tln-oated I'lne Warhler, at diiVereiit seasons of tlie 

 year, is lUstributed (»ver neailv tlie wliohj eastern ixMtinn nt" North America. 

 Ahiinihint in tlie We.st Indies in winter, as also in tlie South Atlantic States 

 in early sprin.!^ and late in fall, it is found during the hreeding-sea.soii from 

 Northern New York and New Kn^lant] nearly to tlu; Arctic re^'ions. A few 

 ]»rnhalily stoj* to hreed in the hinh j.nrtions ol" Massachusetts, and in late 

 sea.sons they lini^^er ahout the orchards until dune. They undt»ul»tedly hreed 

 in Verninnt, New Haniijshire, and Maine. 



Dr. Woudhouse states that he fouiul it abundant in Texas ; hut this is tiie 

 only instance, so far as is known, of its occurring west of the Mississipi>i 

 Valley. 



Towards the close of the remarkaltly mild winter of IcSOO, a ])air of these 

 birds were observed for several tlays in a slieltered p«»rtion of littston. They 

 were in excellent condition, and were very busily employed hunting for the 

 larvie and eggs of insects and spiders in the corners and crevices of the walls 

 of houses and out-l»uildings, evidently obtaining a full supply. In Soulliern 

 Illinois, Mr. liidgway cites this Warbler as one of the least common of the 

 spring and fall visitants. 



Audubon h»und this species in neai-ly every Situthern and Southwestern 

 State duriuii tiieir migrations. Thev arrive in South Carolina late in Marcli, 

 are most abundant in A]>ril, and leave early in May. They keej) in the deep 

 woods, ]»assing aunuig the branches about twenty feet from the ground, lie 

 traced them as far nortli as the Magdaleine Islands, but found none in New- 

 foundland, dud but a single specimen in Laljrador. They breed in Nova 

 Scotia, and a nest was given him found near Halifax by Dr. MacCulh^h. 

 These were said to be usually placed on the horizontal Immch of a tir-tree, 

 seven or eight feet from the ground, and to l)e com))osed of Hne strips of bark, 

 mosses, and fibrous roots, and lined with tine grasses and a warm bed of 

 feathers. The eggs, live in number, were white, with a rosy tint, and sprin- 

 kled with reddish-l^rown dots, chietiy at the larger end. 



This AVarbler is an expert cati'her of the smaller winged insects, pui'suing 

 them cpiite a distance, and, when seizing them, making the clicking .sound of 

 the true Flycatcher. So lar as they haye l)een observed, they have no song, 

 oidy a monotonous and sad-sounding rlnrjK 



Nuttall, in the second edition of his Manual, mentions having observed 

 several ])airs near Farranville, Tenn., on the Susqut'hanna, and among -I j 

 Alleghanies. Iv was in May, and in a thick .uid shady wood of hendock. 

 They were busy forauing for food, and were uttering what he describes as 

 slender, \viry notes. 



In Western Massachusv?tts, Mr. Allen states it to he common from the loth 

 to the 2r)th of May, and again in Se])teml)er. They were found by Mr. (A W. 



