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across inside, and about half as deep, is a thick felt, of down and feathers, 

 made substantial by interwoven stalks. This part in its appearance sug- 

 gests the work of the Eastern Wood Pewee. On the floor of the cave is 

 some architectural rubbish, with matted feathers, giving evidence that an 

 old nest was cleared out for the new. The eggs (variously advanced from 

 one to four days) are five, which probably is the average number of this 

 species and of the Winter Wren. Tliese measure about .75 x .55 inch, 

 but otherwise look like the eggs of a small warbler ; for instance, like a 

 common type of the Maryland Yellow-throat's eggs (though, when blown, 

 not in the least creamy), being crystal white, dotted, spotted, and rarely 

 blotched, chiefly toward the ci'own, and nowhere profuseli/, with reddish- 

 brown, generally light, but not bright in tint. Shell very dehcate." — 

 Elliott Coues, Washington, D. C. 



Dendr(eca palmarum palmarum IK New York. — In the spring 

 of 1877 I secured two specimens of Dendroeca palmarum, which, differing 

 from the ordinary Eastern form of this species (hi/pochri/sea) agreed closely 

 with the description of vai-. palmarum, Ridg. To avoid all possible error 

 of identification, however, the birds were submitted to Mr. Ridgway, who 

 pronounces them typical palmarum, one of them being " unusually bright." 

 This bii-d is therefore entitled to a place in the New York fauna, which 

 connects the most eastern records of its occurrence as given by Mr. Ridg- 

 way — Carlisle, Pa. and Washington, D. C. — with the isolated New Eng- 

 land one since made by Mr. Deane. I take the liberty of appending some 

 interesting remarks on this topic by Mr. Ridgway, who states that he has 

 " recently seen specimens of pure hypochrysea collected by Mr. Henshaw 

 on the banks of the Mississippi, in Louisana, showing that while in its 

 winter migration D. palmarum spreads over the greater part of Florida 

 and throughout the West Indies, D. hypochrysea also at the same season 

 spreads to the westward through the Gulf States, the winter habitat of the 

 two forms within the United States being thus in a measure identical." — 

 E. P. BiCKNELL, Rlverdale, New York City. 



The Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroeca coronata) breeding in 

 Eastern Maryland. — During the latter days of June, 1879, while tem- 

 porarily stationed at Havre de Grace, Md., in the interests of the United 

 States Fish Commission, I discovered a family of Dendroeca coronata 

 breeding. The locality was on the banks of the river, a short distance out 

 of town, in a clump of low cedars. The female had apparently had the 

 right humerus fractured, as the wing, when closed, instead of lying against 

 the body, pointed upward. She could only make short flights at a time, 

 and when pursued always made her way by flitting and hopping to the 

 tops of the small trees before renewing her flight. I nearly caught her 

 with my hand several times. It is very probable that it was on account 

 of the crippled condition of the female that the birds had chosen so south- 

 ern a locality for nidification. The male appeared to be all riglit, but 

 acted rather indifferent regarding the fate of his family. 



