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Myiodioctes mitratus. Hooded Warbler. — On the 9th of 

 September last (1878), at Lowville, an adult loale of this species 

 was killed by a cat and brought, while still warm, to Mr. Romeyn 

 B. Hough, who now has the specimen. So for north of its known 

 range it can hardly be considered more than a straggler. 



A LIST OF BIRDS OBSERVED AT COOSADA, CENTRAL 



ALABAMA. 



BY NATHAN CLIFFORD BROWN. 



(Concluded from j)- 1~4, V^ol. III.) 



41. Stelgidopteryx serripennis {Aud.) Bd. Rough-winged 



Swallow. — Rather common summer resident. Arrived March 22 ; not 

 generally distributed until the first week in April. 



42. Progne purpurea {L.) Boie. Purple Martin. — Although 

 abundant in Montgomery, this bird is seen at Coosada only as a '• bird of 

 passage." I saw the first specimen on March 13. 



43. Ampelis cedrorum (X.) Scl. Cedar-Bird. — Of very irregu- 

 lar occurrence. Seen, at intervals, in flocks of from six to twenty indi- 

 viduals. 



44. Vireo olivaceus (Z.) Vie'dl. Red-eyed Vireo. — An uncom- 

 mon sunnner resident, generally distributed. Arrived the last of March. 



45. Vireo solitarius {Wih.) Vieill. Solitary Vireo. — An un- 

 common winter visitant. The males began theu* song on March 6. After 

 this date they were somewhat more numerous, but all had disappeared 

 by March 20. 



46. Vireo noveboracensis (Gm.) Bp. White-eyed Vireo.— 

 Arrived March 27, and the following day both sexes were found in abun- 

 dance, the males in full song. A nest containing four fresh eggs was 

 taken, April 20, in a swampy wood by the roadside. 



47. Collurio ludovicianus (L.) Bd. Loggerhead Shrike. — 

 Uncommon up to about April 1, after which none were seen. The song, 

 which I heard but once, is very like that of the Northern Shrike. This 

 bird is well known in Alabama as the " French Mocking-Bird." 



48. Carpodacus purpureus (Gm.) G?-ay. Purple Finch. — Rather 

 uncommon during the winter ; most numerous about the middle of March, 

 when the males began to sing; stragglers seen a month later. They 

 generally associated with Goldfinches. 



49. Chrysomitria tristis (L.) Bp. Goldfinch. — Of irregular 

 occurrence throughout my stay. 



