A List of the Birds of the Hudson Highlands, with 

 Annotations. 



BY EDGAR A. MEARNS. 



[Continued from page 52.] 



31. DendrcBca ecerulea, {Wilson), CCERULEAN WARBLER. A 

 rare migrant. "I secured a fine male of this beautiful species, near 

 my residence, May 17, 1875." * Mr. H. G. Fowler records 2 a female 

 taken in central New York, May 27, 1876. 3 



32. Dendrceca coronata, (Linne). YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. 

 An excessively abundant spring and fall migrant, and occasional win- 

 ter resident. Arrives near the middle of April (17, 1876), remaining 

 till late in May (28, 1874 ; 23, 1875 ; 23, 1876 ; 20, 1877) ; in autumn it 

 arrives late in September (28, 1875; 23, 1876), remaining till the first 

 of December, or later, according to the severity of the weather. 

 Throughout the winter of 1877-78 it remained in considerable num- 

 bers in the Highlands. It seemed quite contented so long as the 

 ground was bare ; but after a snow-storm flew restlessly about, seek- 

 ing with great avidity any bare spot of ground. It was often ob- 

 served flying about in orchards ; but inhabited chiefly bushy places, 

 and cedar groves near the Hudson. Its food consisted mainly of 

 cedar berries. Its spring moult takes place about the first of April. 



I give the following extract from my journal : 



"April 25, 1878. While hunting in the rain, the clouds suddenly 

 shone out bright a purely April phenomenon and then the birds 

 began to sing. Even the Yellow-rumps produced a very pleasant 

 warble, which, taken up by one after another of the flock by which I 

 was surrounded, produced a very pleasing medley of music." 



Dimensions. Average measurements of twenty-four specimens: 



1 Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. Ill, p. 46, 1878. 



* Complete List Birds Cayuga, Seneca, and Wayne counties, Daily Advertiser, 

 Auburn, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1877. 



As this article is going through the press, I have received, through the kindness 

 of Mr. S. F. Rathbum, his "Revised List of Birds of Central New York," where I 

 find, in addition, the following : " Not an uncommon, summer resident. Observed 

 rarely previous to 1876. Arrives about the second week in May. Taken by Mr. E. 

 K. Richardson, jr., of Auburn, N. Y., May 8th, 1878. Departs in September." 



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