No. 2O.] THE BIRDS OF CONNECTICUT. 15 1 



Spring migration. Earliest record. New Haven, April 30, 

 1908 ; Portland, May 3, 1899. Latest record. New Haven, May 

 23, 1898, May 31, 1907 (A. A. S.) ; Portland, May 30, 1894, 1905. 



Fall migration. Earliest record. New Haven, Sept. 14, 1905 ; 

 Portland, Sept. 27, 1893. Latest record. New 'Haven, Oct. 9, 

 1907; Portland, Sept. 27, 1893. 



Occurrence. Deep River, two nests (H. W. F.) ; New Haven, 

 three nests (H. W. F.), one nest (L. B. B.) ; Bridgeport, one 

 nest (Beers and Canfield) ; Seymour, breeds somewhat commonly, 

 five or six pairs breeding regularly each year 1 ( Fames ) ; Kent, 

 one nest (H. K. J.). 2 Although common in the spring at Litch- 

 field (L. B. W. and E. S. W.) and at Portland (J. H. S.), no 

 nests have been found at the former place and but one at the 

 latter (June 4, 1889, four young, J. H. S.). 



Nest. On the ground, usually just within the edge of the 

 woods. 



Eggs. 4-5 ; the last of May. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 30, 1890, five eggs 

 (H. W. F.). Latest record. June 8, 1888, five eggs (E. H. E.). 



Vermivora celata celata (Say). Orange-crowned Warbler. 



A rare straggler from the West during the migrations. 



Connecticut records. May 8, 1888, East Hartford, male shot, 

 in company with Nashville Warblers (W. E. T.) ; 3 Nov. u, 

 1893, Stamford, female (Porter) ; Oct. i, 1906, New Haven, male 

 taken (L. B. B.) ; Oct. 8, 1906, New Haven, young male taken 

 (E. S. W.) ; Oct. 6, 1911, New Haven, one seen (L. B. B.). 



Vermivora peregrina (Wilson). Tennessee Warbler. 



A rare spring and fall migrant in May and September. 



Spring records. June 8, 1875, Suffield, one shot (Shores) ; 4 

 May 24, 1876 (Osborne), May 26, 1876 (Bragg), New Haven; 4 

 May, 1876, Deep River (H. W. F.) ; May 26, 1888, Seymour 

 (Eames) ; May 26, 1888, New Haven (H. W. F.) ; May 24, 

 1889, Bridgeport (Eames) ; May 20, 1891, New Haven (Webb) ; 

 May 20, 1892, three, Stamford (Porter) ; May 23, 1892, East 



1 Auk, Xj i, p. 90. 



"Job, The Sport of Bird Study, p. 307. 



8 Auk, v, 3, p. 323. 



* Merriam, Birds of Conn., p. 14. 



