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lapponicus (Linn.). Lapland Longspur. 



Has been taken at Wabash, Ind. One specimen. (Wallace). 

 Dendroica kirtlandi Baird. Kirtland's Warbler. 



One specimen, Wabash, Ind., May 1, 1893 taken by W. 0. Wallace. This 

 is the first specimen of this rare warbler reported from the state. Mr. 

 Wallace has very kindly presented me with the specimen. 



The species was described from a specimen taken by Dr. Kirtland near 

 Cleveland, 0. The following are the reported records of its occurrence : 



1. At sea off Abaco, Bahamas, by Dr. Samuel Cabot, second week in 

 October, 1841. 



2. Near Cleveland, 0., by Dr. Dr. J. P. Kirtland, male, May 15, 1851. 

 Type specimen. 



3. Near Cleveland, 0., by K. K. Winslow, female, June, 1860. 



4. Near Cincinnati, 0., by Charles Dury, male, first week in May, 1872. 



5. Ann Arbor, Mich, by A. B. Covert, female, May 15, 1875. 



6. 7. Rockport, Cuyahoga county, 0., by Win. and John Hall, May, 1878. 



8. Andros Island, Bahamas, by Charles B. Cory, female, Jan. 9, 1879. - 



9. Ann Arbor, Mich., by A. B. Covert, female, May 16, 1879. 



10. 11. Cleveland, O., reported by Dr. Langdon, male and female, May 4, 

 12, 1880. 



12. Battle Creek, Mich., male, May 11, 1883, now in U. S. National Mu- 

 seum. 



13. St. Louis, Mo., May 8, 1885. Otto .Widrnann. 



14. Spectacle Reef, Mich., May 25, 1885. Wm. Marshall. Struck the 

 light at Spectacle Reef light house. 



15. Near Dublin Gap Springs, Pa., June 25., 1885. Prof. H. J. Roddy. 

 He says : " Saw one with family." 



16. St. Helena Island, S. C., Apr. 27, 1886. Walter Hoxie. Reports 

 seeing three others. 



17. Near Fort Meyer, Va., Sept. 25, 1887. Wm. Palmer. Another seen 

 a week later. 



18. Ann Arbor, Mich., Apr. or May 1888, female, by Mr. Knapp. 



19. Chester, S. C., female, Oct. 11, 1888. L. M. Loomis. 



20. Near Minneapolis, Minn., May 13, 1892, male. H. M. Guilford. 



21. Wisconsin. Dr. P. R. Hoy. Reported seen. 



22. Wabash, Ind., May 1, 1893. W. 0. Wallace. 



The winter home of this rare and narrowly restricted species is appa- 

 rently the Bahama Islands. It has been taken most commonly during the 



