SYIA'ICOMD.K — TUK WAUni-KUS. Ujjj 



sniijilcss l)ir(l, I'iiiely j;iviii<^ Ibrtli any sounds, !in<l tliosn art^ i't,nntiiii'il liy Dr. 

 li'irlianlsoii (o l\\v. creaking nnist' ur.uU' liy llie whi'lting of ;i saw. Wilson 

 conipiiri's tlu'si! soniiils to tlii> crackin"' of dry twigs or the striking togctlicr 

 of small pi'hlilo.s. Mr. .1. A. Allen sjieaks of its song us being similar to that 

 of the ("liestnut-sided Warbler, which hitter hird, as is well known, has notes 

 so clo.scly re.sendiling those of the Summer VeUow-liird that it is dillicult to 

 distinguish one from the other hy their notes. Mr. T. M. TripiH! states, also, 

 that this Warliler has a very line song, rosemWing that of the Siunuiur Ycl- 

 low-I5ird more nearly than any other. 



These Warhlers arrive in iMa.ssachusetts alioiit the fir.st of iMay, and remain 

 about three weeks, wluui tlu' larger ])ortion move farther north. 



More recently Mr. I'aiiie writes me that the Nashville Warbler has of 

 lute years become u common bird in certain localities in Central Vcninont. 

 They come and keep com])any with the Canada Warliler, but are moie rest- 

 less than that s])e(Mes at the time of their first ajipcarance. They always 

 in the breed ing-sea.son take up their abode in thickets, where there are also 

 tall trees. My. Paint; adds that their song consists of repetitions of single 

 notes, the hist terminating .siunewhat abruptly. Their .song ceases by the 

 loth of June. After their young are ready to lly, they di.sjierse about the 

 woods and fields, and are then not readily discoviued. 



Helminthophaga virginise, IVmkd. 



BOCKT MOUNTAIN WARBLER; VIRGINIA'S WARBLER. 



.' /( il/i(i/i/iiiiiii rinjiiiiir, ll.Mlili, llinis N. .\in. uiiiIit cxiiliiniitiiiii dI' platfs, IStiO, xi, 

 pi. l.wix, li),'. 1 ^Koit lUiinwyii, N. M.) ; Hrv. 177. - (-'imnai, Uni. i'A. I, ls7(i, s.'i. 



Sr. ("u.Mt. Sniiu'wliiil like //. rnlirnjiillii. MkIc. Top mill sides of iiciiil, liacK 

 wiii^T'* lij;lil iisliN -pliiiiilii'oiis ; ipiilis ;iiiil liiil-lriillicis lirmvii, imIm-,.,} widi pure iisliy-plinn- 

 lii'diis, llic iailcr iiiilisliiiclly iniil iiiiiinwly iiiiiruiiit'ij wilii wliilisli iiilcniiilly ainl iil liic end. 

 WiMi'p, wilii upper iiiid lower liiil-eoverls, liri},dit yellow, in vivid eonlriist willi the rest of 

 the liorly. Crown with a eoneeiiled paleh of rieli eheslnnl. lies! ol' under parts lirownish- 

 while. u ith a paleh of rieli yellow on tiie in;;nhnn. Inside of wini^s mid axiilars ])nre white. 

 .\ white rill),' ro 1 the eye. Hill mid le<rs dnsky. The colors nnieli duller in aniiiiiiii. 



Fritialv. s/iriiii/. Siiielar to the male, lint eheslnnl spot on erown olisolele, the yellow 

 jii^'iilar paleh less dislinet, the upper tail-i'overts more irreeiiish, and the lower le.ss rii'h 

 yellow. 



Leli^rlli, "i.iH' ; exieni, 7.'J."i: wiiij.', "J..")!) whn fresh. Dried skin; lenjiUi, tiXt; wiii;:. 

 •2.")(1; tail, ■-'.•JO; tarsus, .(17. 



II Ml. Southern I!o<'ky Monntains (.Middle I'rovinee of t'liited Stales) ; Kast llninlioldl, 

 Wahsali'h, anil lintah Monntains. 



A young bird (\o. ."i.".,.">."i,'i, Kast Humboldt Mountains, Xevada, Augtist ."i) 

 is olive-gmy above, becoming green mi the rump and upper tail-coverts ; the 

 miildle and seinindiiry coverts narrowly tipped with pale giiiyish-buff, pro- 

 ducing two indistinct bands. The lower parts are jiale dirty-buff, cxcejit the 



