«VLVIC0LIDJ<:_TII1.: \\'AJ{I!LER>4. on 



slMHler I,..rl.u.on„. , ,s, nn.l finer ..,!.,.. Tho n.sts were strongly l,„ilt 



. .pact an. hon„.„.n....ns, .n.l w,. .lal.nn.U.ly lin..! ui.l. fine ,^L. . ' 

 «M sses and f,„c ^tnuv. In all the nests funn.l, tl.e nnnil.T „f e-- ' was live 

 T ,s a somowlmt n.,ticeal.le fact, that tl.nn^l. this sjuries is ^.n in New 

 Kn, an, only l.y the n.i.ldle of May. others of its kind have Ion. hefore 

 -.1.0 n,h Arctic localities. Jiiehardson reco.ls its presence at tiie Cu,:. 

 huland House in May, and Ki.gineer Cantonn.ent l.y the 2(ith of A,..-il. Mr 

 Wkhart ..oeured a nes, an,l live e^,, at Fort Yukon, June -). All the nests 

 tak u ni these local.t.es Mere of snmller size, w..re hnilt within two feet 

 .1 the j4.o.nHl, and all we.e nu.ch n.ore wannly lined than were those front 

 ..and Arena... In a few insta-.c-s Mr. McKarlane fo.u.d the nests ..f this 

 peces actually lanlt upon the ,rou..d. This, however, is an abnor.nal posi- 

 i-n and .mly occas.oned Uy the M-a..t of suitai.le situations in protectedlo- 

 c.i l.es. In one instance a nest was taken on the first of June, ..ontainin- 

 veil-developed e...hryos. Vet this ,s.,nc .species has fre.iuentlv l-e™ observed 



ZIll """^'"r"^^ "--'^ "■• '"- '^ft- others of its species have 

 alKMdy l.udt their nests and heumi hatching. 



The e-s of this species measure .7li hy .^0 nf an inch. Their shape is an 



ol>lo-i,-oval. Their ground-color is a beautiful white, w.th a sli.d. n,,^ of 



p;n w iien fresh. They are blotched and dotted over the entire Zl 



. p.of use markings of a sul,dned lavender. a..d deeper markings of a dark 



.s Ine, though si.x are occasionally found in a nest. 



Dendroica castanea, B.viun. 



BAY-BE£ASTED WARBLER. 



Hjllrlii ciistduri: 



(iiC(i!<liiueii,\\\\,s.\u, Oiii II mm (1- .1 ■ .. 



l!io". I 1. Ixix I'.i ) , ' ' ' • •^"'' ''- ^- --'''^^- '■ ^'''■■■•'•- ; An.. On,. 

 ' '"o- •> pi. I.\i.\. ■^i//n<;i/,i caxtdiicn, Swvivs • In... i. •. 



Am II 1,1 Ivvv />/ ■ ; '--"AINS. , .lAlil). ; I{|(ll. ; IJoN. ; .\,;n. IJinls 



xxiii. lis. -2. -Mu. ,.,„. Ml,.,. I, ,!; U^^wli '"' "'"""""""' ''"'■ '"' •'■• 



• .lnish-.n.v. tl . ! , , :""" ':'rT" '""' '"''-"""'"^^ '■''^•^'' -^'--'liv with 

 with a ,i,„e or ...; H, , :: J ''"' T'?^ "'''"■• '^'"- •"■"^■' '-'^ ^ -'"''«" 



olive. ,.„.oak-..I .l.,.o,„.|.o„l ^iii. I IH S , " ;"• """" '"''' "'" "''l"''' l^"''*'' 



Low,.,- parts with t,4es f . "'''•"^'o,,,.! „„,■„ „f ,,,estnnl on tlu- ..■own. 



tail. 2.4i ' ''"■"""'' '"' "" ''"■'P-- Length of male, 5.00 ; wing, 3.05 ; 



