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Genus Perissoglossa Bd. 



37. P. tigrina Bd. CAPE MAY WARBLKR. Very common mi- 

 grant. May 7th to 25th, and September 5th to 20th. In spring, found 

 almost exclusively in the tops of the trees ; in autumn found in large 

 numbers along roadsides, borders of woods and fields in company 

 with Dendrceca palmarum, from which it is, with difficulty, distin- 

 guished at gunshot, so closely alike are their habits and movements 

 at this season. 



Genus Dendroeca Gray. 



38. D. sestiva Bd. YELLOW WARBLER. Abundant summer resi- 

 dent. Arrives May first and departs the last of August and first of 

 September. 



39. D. coronata Gray. YELLOW-RUM TED WARBI.EU. An exceed- 

 ingly abundant migrant; April 1st to May 24th, and September 20th 

 to October 25th. 



40. D. maculosa Bd. BLACK AND YELLOW WARBLER. Nearly as 

 numerous in the migrations as the preceding. May 8th to 29th, and 

 August 25th to October 10th. 



41. D. cserulea Bd. CERULEAN WARBLKR. A regular but rare 

 migrant. May 12th to 20th, and the first of September. Prefers high 

 woods. Very abundant in the southern half of the state. Rare sum- 

 mer resident here, but near Detroit, Michigan, I am informed it is 

 one of the common species at this 'season. 



42. D. blackburnise Bd. BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. Very abun- 

 dant during the migrations. May 10th to June 3rd, September 7th to 

 25th One of our commonest species during the migrations. The 

 males arrive at least a week in advance of the females. 



43. D. dominica var. albilora Bd. YELLOW-THROATED GRAY 

 WARBLER. A very rare summer visitant from the south. Prof. D. S. 

 Jordan of Indianapolis, Indiana, informs me that this species is a 

 common summer resident in that vicinity, and I have trustworthy in- 

 formation of its rather common occurrence, in summer, in the vicinity 

 of Detroit, Michigan. 



44. D. pennsylvanica Bd. CHESTXUT-SIDED WARBLER. Abun- 

 dant migrant; May 1st to 25th; September 1st to 20th. Breeds spar- 

 ingly away from the Lake. 



45. D. striata Bd. BLACK-POLL WARBLEP. A common migrant; 

 May 15th to 28th, and September 12th. to October 1st. 



46. D. castanea Bd. BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. Abundant mi- 

 grant; May 8th to 25th. In autumn this species, with the preceding, 

 is found in large numbers everywhere, except upon the open prairies. 



47. D. cserulescens Bd. BLACK-TIIHOATED BLUE WARBLER. A 

 common migrant; May 12th to 25th, and September 10th to October 

 20th. 



