304 BIRDS. 



were observed between this date and August 24, when the last one 

 was seen. At Rush Lake, one was seen on August 4 and several 

 small flocks on August 13, all in the clay country. Those seen on 

 the latter date were the last ones noted. 



114. Setophaga ruticilla. Redstart. — Michigan: Abundant sum- 

 mer resident, breeding all over the state. 



This species was the most common warbler breeding in the sand 

 region and on Stony Island. It was found in all sorts of habitats 

 throughout the region, but more especially in the timbered swamps. 

 It was still to be seen when we broke camp on August 27. 



115. Dumatella carolinensis. Catbird. — Michigan: Abundant 

 summer resident, breeding all over the state. 



Found throughout the sand region but not commonly. A single 

 bird seen on Stony Island. The catbird was a rare breeder on Sand 

 Point, and but two pairs were seen. On June 30 a nest with three 

 eggs was found near the shore of Long Lake, and at Rush Lake a 

 nest with one egg was found near Oak Point on August 20. During 

 the migration in August, one or two birds were seen almost daily 

 near the latter place, but it never became common. 



116. Taxostoma rufum. Brown thrasher. — Michigan: Abun- 

 dant summer resident, breeding all over the state except in the ex- 

 treme northern portion and Isle Roy ale. 



Very rare in the sand region, and observed only on Sand Point. 

 One was found dead on the south shore of Sand Point on June 27 

 (this may have drifted in from another place), and a single bird was 

 seen on the Point, July 9. At Rush Lake one was seen in the culti- 

 vated land east of the lake, on July 30. These were the only birds 

 seen in the ten weeks work. 



117. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina wren. — Michigan: 

 Rare summer resident in extreme southern portion; breeds rarely 

 as far north as latitude 44°. 



Five individuals were observed by Wood on Sand Point. On 

 August 13, the senior writer was caUing near the end of Sand Point, 

 and out of a tangle of fallen tree tops a female juvenile wren of this 

 species appeared. On August 18 and 19 two others were seen near 

 the same spot, one of which was an adult female, and on August 24 

 a juvenile male was found in our camp shack. On August 26, the 

 fifth and last one was seen, near the road not far from camp. These 

 birds apparently represented a brood that had -been reared on the 

 Point. 



The finding "of a brood of this species in the sand region is very 

 interesting, as it is supposed to be characteristic of the Carolinian 

 zone and the most northern records for the state are, a bird taken at 



