C. II. Mcrrhtni — lili'iU of ('(ymiictirnt. 



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not reseiiil)U' that of any other l)ir(l I havt- cvit hcar.l. Dr. K. \V. 

 Hall shot a ])air in Maltby Park (iioar Now Haven) .lunc Kuh, ls74; 

 they ha<l evidently Lred there. W. R. Nichols and Thos. I'.. Oshcrnc 

 saw several speeinuns on the 2(1 of INIay, one of which they seciireil ; 

 and on the 15th 1 saw still another. T am informed hy .Mr. .1. X. 

 Clark, of Sayhrook, that a favorite site for their nests is anioiiir the 

 uptnrned roots of a fallen tree. 



In writing of the habits of this species in West \'ir^inia, ;\lr. 

 Brewster says: " While the northern Water Thrush [S. nmniiis] was 

 confined to the muddy banks of the creek — and T will retnark en 

 2)(issant that I never saw one other than in a muddy locality — this 

 species seemed to delight in the pebbly streams of the hills ; just such 

 streams as in the New England mountains would be called good 

 trout brooks, overshadowed by mighty forest trees, frequently choke<l 

 up by fallen logs, and abounding in beautiful cascades, still, deep 

 pools, and wild rocky ravines. In the deepest, darkest retreats you 

 were most likely to find him, aud here, on several occasions, 1 was 

 foi'tnnate enough to hear his song. It is somewhat like that of *S'. 

 JVovehoracensls [S. n/evhis], being quite as loud, almost as rapid, and 

 commencing in nearly the same way, but lacking the beautiful cres- 

 cendo termination, and, altogether, a less fine performance. Repre- 

 sented by words, it would be nearly as follows : pseur^ps^etn', per s^e ser. 

 This is usually uttered several times in succession from some shelving 

 rock, or fallen log overhanging the stream; the bird in the inter- 

 vals between each repetition tilting its body incessantly, and looking 

 nervously about as if he didn't half like yonr appearance and had a 

 good mind to be off, and this expression, in the majority of cases, 

 soon finds vent in action, for he is a very shy little fellow the moment 

 he begins to suspect that he is wanted to grace your cabinet. (\)me 

 upon him suddenly, however, as he is running nimbly along the mar- 

 gin of some quiet pool or rip))ling eddy, and at times he will seem lo 

 ]>ay little regard to your ]>resence, and you may have a fine chance 

 to observe his motions and sandpiper-like ways, as he waiUs knee 

 deep into the water, or splashes through it in hot |)ursuit of some 

 aquatic insects."* 



50. Oporornis agilis (Wil.son) Baird. Connecticut Warbler. 



A rare spring and autumn migrant. The only specimen that I have 

 ever seen alive was a female, which I shot near New Haven, Oct. 2d, 



* Annats Lyceum Nat. Hist. N. Y., vol. xi, pp. i:5(;-."?7. June, 1875. 



