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Itetwocii tlio Stlt and tlic L'4tli nt Ma\,an(l all Imilt on branches of the \vi\ 

 pine ami laar tia t(»j». Several nt-.sts of tiiis WarMor, found in Lynn, Ma^s., 

 1)\ Mr. (iuoruu ( ). Wclcli, are alike in their niude of construetinn, and differ 

 in their materials fr(.ni nt her accounts. Tliey are all somewhat loosidy put 

 to^ivther, and are eoiupnsed externally of Mne strips of the hark of the red 

 ;,'edar, Hue inner hark of several deeiduous trees, dry stalks t}[' ]»lants, the 

 exnvia- of inserts, and Hne dry lirasses. The cavities of these nests, which 

 are eomi-aratively larire and deep, were lined with the fur of the smaller 

 mammals, the silky down «»f i»lants, and feathers. A few tine wiry root.s 

 were also intermingled. These nests are ahout two and a half inches in 

 hei;;ht and thrt;e in diameter. 



The e.ugs of this Warlderare of a rounded oval sha])e, have an averau(» 

 lenuth of .72 of an inch, and a hreadth of .."».■). Thev re.sendde in size and iiyi- 

 ]iearance the eu-s of the /). rn.stama, but the spots are more numerous, and the 

 blotches larger and more uencrallv distributed. The ground-color is a bluish- 

 white. Scattered o\er this are sulxlued tintini^^s of a tine delicate shade of 

 purph', and upon this are distributed dots antl blotches of a dark purplish- 

 brown, miu'detl with a few lines ahuost Hack. 



Dendroica montana, 1>aiki). 



BLUE MOUNTAIN WABBLES. 



Sylvif mont'inf, \\\\>. Am. Oin. V, ISVJ, 113, |>1. xliv, tk'. 2 i" Blue Mountains of IVnn- 

 sylviinia"). — Am. Oin. r>i«>u'. V, -5U ("M'aliioinia " I) SiiJcimla mniifnio, ,Iai;i>. ; 

 All), liinls Am. li, 1^41. •■;•, pi. .\( viii. {'■mfi-i'ir'i „iii,if>f,tii, Baiiii*, Binls N. Am. 

 1858, 27J» : 1{»'\ . li»o. Sj/lci,/ tujfiixi, Vikill. Ois. Am. J^ept. 11, 1»07, 34, pi. xiiv 

 (U. S. and St. Dumiugo). 



Sp. Cfiai;. 'V\{\!i s])('c!i-s istltiir ini-lic'^ aii<l three ipiartors in lonurth; tlie upper ])arts a ricli 

 yellow-olive; front, iliccks. and chin yellow. i\\^o the sides of the neck: lireast and l»elly pale 

 yellow, streaked with l)lai-k (H* (hxky : vent plain {>ale yellow. Winirs Itlaek ; Hrst and .**eeojiil 

 rows of coverts broadly tip{»t'd with pale yellowish-white: tertials the same: the rest of 

 the quills edired with whiti.<li. Tail Iilack, liand.^onitdy rounded, edired with pale olive; 

 the two exteiior feathers on each side white en the* inner vanes from the middle to the 

 tips, and edirt-d on the outer side with white. Bill dark brown. Legs and fi'et purple- 

 brown : soles yell<)\v. Eye daik iiazel. (Wilson.) 



H.\n. '• lilue Mountains of Viririnia." St. Dominuo? 



This species is only known from the descri[»tion of Wilson, Vieillot, and 

 Autlubon, and wa are not aware that a specimen is to be found in any collec- 

 tion. If descriljed correctly, it appears ditlerent from any established species, 

 although the most nearly related to D. piiui!<, which, however, differs in the 

 absence of a yellow frontlet, in havini^ a oreener back, less distinct streaks 

 beneath, and in the white of the anal reoion. 



Habits. Whether the lUue Mountain Warbler is a genuine species or an 

 tinfamiliar plumage of a bird better known to us in a different dress is u 



