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Have found it once only this side of the river. 



131. Mniotilta varia. BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER.— S. R. 



132. Helmintho phila chrysoptera. GOLDEN-WINGED WAR- 

 BLER. — Have found this bird rarely in migration. No record of 

 nesting. 



133. Helminthophila rubricapilla. NASHVILLE WARBLER.— 

 Abundant S. R. 



134. Helminthophila peregrina. TENNESSEE WARBLER.— M. 



135. Compsothlypis americana usnea. ..NORTHERN PALM 

 WARBLER. — S. R. Abundant in the Hemlock swamps of our hUls. 



136. — Dendroica tigrina. CAPE MAY WARBLER.— M. Some 

 years entirely absent. Never numerous. 



137. Dendroica aestiva. SUMMER YELLOW-BIRD. — Common 

 S. R. More abundant in Bennington County than in Windham 

 County. 



138. Dendroica caerulescens. BLACK-THROATED BLUE WAR- 

 BLER. — S. R. Abundant in all swampy forest land in the hill towns, 

 in many sections they are numerous, most generally distributed 

 warbler of the hill towns. 



139. Dendroica coronata. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.— S. 

 R. occasionally. Mostly M. Have found this bird and the magno- 

 lia, feeding young near Brattleboro at about 600 feet altitude. The 

 latter was in a swamp with heavy cover of hemlock, and the yellow- 

 rump on the higher ground in the mixed growth. 



140. Dendroica maculosa. MAGNOLIA WARBLER.— Common S. 

 R. frequenting almost every growth of young coniferous trees on the 

 hilly pastures where the cover is not too open. 



141. Dendroica pennsylvanica. CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. 

 — Common S. R. frequenting the open growth of deciduous trees and 

 shrubbery of both lowland and mountain. 



142. Dendroica castanea. BAY-BREASTED WARBLER.— M. of 

 irregular occurrence. More often found in the Deerfleld Valley than 

 in the valley of the Connecticut swampy maples. 



143. Dendroica striata. BLACK-POLL WARBLER.— M. Common. 



144. Dendroica blackburniae. BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.— 

 Common S. R. Nesting usually in hemlock, but feeding much in 

 oaks and maples.. I mention this feeding habit, as most authorities 

 give the habitat among coniferous trees. 



145. Dendroica virens. BLACK-THROATED GREEN WAR- 

 BLER. — S. R. frequenting all the hemlock forests of the hills. 



146. Dendroica vigorsi. PINE WARBLER. — S. R. Not abundant, 

 but almost every growth of white pine is the summer home of a pair 

 of these birds. Occasionally I find them in the hemlocks. 



147. Dendroica palmyrum hypochrysea. YELLOW PALM WAR- 

 BLER. — M. of irregular occurrence. 



148. Seiurus aurocapillus. OVEN-BIRD.— S. R. Common. 



149. Seiurus noveboracensis. NORTHERN WATER THRUSH.— 

 Uncommon S. R. 



150. Seiurus motacilla. LOUISIANA WATER THRUSH.— Dur- 

 ing the fall migration this bird came to the bathing pans near the 

 house. It remained about the orchard and lawns for a part of the 

 day. Knowing Vermont to be entirely out of its range. I verified 

 again and again the distinctive markings. I have a record for nest 

 and young on Leyden Brook, fifteen miles south of Brattleboro, hav- 

 ing had both parent birds under close observation for several hours 

 while feeding young. 



151. Geothyipis agilis. CONNECTICUT WARBLER.— Rare M. I 



