324 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



The Chats disappear from their breeding stations early in 

 August (August 4, 1904, family party) and the fall migration 

 is not noticeable, as the birds are then silent and secretive. 



WILSONIA CITRINA (Boddaert). Hooded Warbler. 

 Rare visitant and possible occasional breeder. 



The few local records of this warbler are, with one exception, 

 from the timbered regions of the Missouri bottoms and are be- 

 tween the 8th and 25th of May. On May 25, 1916, a pair seen 

 near Independence may have been breeding. 



WILSONIA PUSILLA PUSILLA (Wilson). Wilson's Warbler. 

 Not uncommon migrant. 



The Wilson's Warbler is present from May 1st to 20th and 

 again during the first week or ten days of September. It seems 

 to prefer the upland wooded regions, since there are but three 

 records from the bottom lands. It passes through regularly on 

 both spring and autumn migration, but is never present in very 

 great numbers. 



WILSONIA PUSILLA PILEOLATA (Pallas). Pileolated Warbler. 

 Occasional migrant. 



Only one Pileolated Warbler has been taken in the county; 

 near Independence (Ridgway, Birds of North and Middle Amer- 

 ica, U. S. N. M. Bull. No. 50, Vol. 2, p. 712). A specimen was 

 taken by Bunker and Wetmore near Lawrence, Kansas, on Octo- 

 ber 17, 1908. 



WILSONIA CANADENSIS (Linn.). Canada Warbler. 

 Rare and irregular migrant. 



During some years a few of these warblers pass this way and 

 during others none are seen. Their nearest regular migration 

 route, where they pass in great numbers, is the valley of the 

 Mississippi River. The latest record for this species is one bird 

 seen on May 13, 1916. 



SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA (Linn.). Redstart. 



Very common migrant and fairly common summer resident. 



Redstarts arrive from the 25th to 30th of April and leave 

 during September. In early May, when the migrants are most 

 numerous, they are present in all parts of the county in wooded 

 places and may be looked for in all the city parks and along the 



