where, however, it has been found breeding once (Highland Falls, 

 Mearns), but is not uncommon on some parts of Long Island. At 

 Bridgeport, Conn., it is a common migrant and may breed 

 (Averill). (See Group, Gallery, between Cases E and F.) 



*30p Seiurus aurocapillus 



(Linn.). OVENBIRD. (674.) Eastern 

 North America, breeding from Kan- 

 sas and Virginia northward to Mani- 

 toba and Labrador, southward along 

 the Alleghanies to South Carolina ; 

 winters from Florida southward. 

 The Ovenbird is one of our abundant FIG. 30. OVENBIRD. 



summer residents arriving about May i and remaining until the 

 middle of October. (See Group, Gallery, between Cases G and H.) 



*3IO. Seiurus noveboracensis (Gmel.). WATER-THRUSH. 



( 6 75-) Eastern United States, breeding from northern Illinois 

 and Massachusetts northward and wintering from the Gulf States 

 to northern South America. With us this species is a common 

 migrant, passing northward during May and returning about 

 September i. 



311. Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis(6 ! r/;^.). GRINNELL'S 



WATER-THRUSH. (6750.) "United States, from Illinois westward 

 to California, and north into British America"; eastward during 

 the migrations to Virginia and the South Atlantic States, and 

 wintering from the Gulf States to northern South America. This 

 western species is of a casual occurrence here It has been record- 

 ed only from Raritan, N. J., May 30, 1889 (Southwick, Auk, IX, 

 1892, p. 303). 



*3I2 Seiurus motacilla(F/>///.). LOUISIANA WATER-THRUSH. 

 (676.) Eastern United States, breeding as far north as Minnesota 

 and Connecticut and wintering in the tropics. It is a common 

 summer resident in the Lower Hudson Valley, has been found as 

 far north as Lake George (Fisher), and is not uncommon in the 

 Lower Connecticut Valley. There are two records for Massachu- 

 setts and two for Rhode Island. On Long Island it is very rare 

 (Dutcher). (See Group, Gallery, between Cases Q and R). 



^313. Geothlypis formosa (Wits.). KENTUCKY WARBLER. 

 (677.) Eastern United States, breeding from the Gulf States to 

 Iowa and Connecticut, and wintering in Central America. This 



