252 NORTH AMKIMCAX lURPS. 



Hah. Easlcni I'niviiicc (if Xoilli AiriciiiM l<i Iliiiisoii's liiiy ; (liiiilciiiiilii, sdiuIi to Istli- 

 liiu> (if Darii'ii. Xcil j-ccni(lcil lidiM Mi'xi<M or West Jiidirs. 



Till! i'l'iuiik', imd iimiiutiin? niiiles of tliis .species diiler iiiucli tVom tlie 

 s])riiio: iiiiiles, iiiid are olteii coiiroiiiideil witli other speeies, es])eeiiilly with J>. 

 s/riii/ii. A (.ireful eompiirisoii ol' an extensive series of iniiuature specimens 

 of tlie two s]K'('ies shows tiiat in n(sf((iii'ii the under ])arts are siddoni waslied 

 nnifornilv on tlie throat and breast with vellowish-oreer, lint while this 

 may he seen on the sides of the neelc anil hreast, or even aeross the latter, 

 the eliin and throat are nearly white, the sides tinged with dirty hrowi., 

 even if the (oenerally jiresent) trace of ehestnut he wantiuo- on the sides. 

 There is a hull' tinoe to the under taiI-cov(!rts ; the ([uills are aliruptly iniir- 

 • fined with white, and there are no traces (however ohsolele) of streaks on 

 the hr(!ast. In />. .sfrinfn the' under jiarts are ipiite uniformly washed with 

 ^reenish-yellow nearly as far hack as the vent, the sides of the hreast and 

 sometimes of the ludly with ohsolete streaks ; no trace of the uniform dirty 

 reddisli-hrown on the sides ; the under tail-coverts are pure M'hite. The 

 ([uills are only oradually palei' towiirds the inner edge, instead of being 

 rather abru])tly white. 



llAiiiTs. 'I'lie liay-breasted Warbler is one of the many species belong- 

 ing to this genus whose hi.story is yet very imi)erfectly known. Kvery where 

 (piite rare, it is yet distributed from the Atlantic to the (!reat Plains, and 

 from the (lulf of Me.\ico far into the Hudson J'.ay Territory. In the winter 

 it i.s known to extend its migrations as far to the south as the northern por- 

 tions of South America. It has not beim traced to Mexico nor to the West 

 India Islands, but has been procured by Mr. Salvin in (Juatemala. Nearly 

 all the s])eciniens obtained in the United States have either been taken 

 before the 12th of May or in the autunui, indicative of a more northern 

 breeding-] i] ace. In Kastern ^rassachu.setts it is I'xceedingly rare, passing 

 through after the middle of May and returning in Seiitemlier. ^Ir. May- 

 nard has obtained a specimen as late as .Iiine 1!', which, though not neces- 

 sarily jnovino that any breed there, indicates that the line of their area of 

 i( production cannot be di.stant. In the western part of the .same State, Mr. 

 Allen has iound it from ^Fay 20 to the 2."ith, and has obtained one specimen 

 in July. In Western Maine, ^Ir. Vi'rrill has noted its occurrence from the 

 middle of May to June, lait it is very rare; and ^Ir. lioardman re])orts the 

 same for Kastern !Maine, where it is a summer resident. He writes that he 

 has several times shot specimens in the early summer, Imt that he ouild 

 never find the nest. It is also given by Lieutenant I'dand as one of the birds 

 found in the vicinity of Halifax. It was not ob.served by any of the gov- 

 ernmental exploring ex])editions, nor fiuuid in Arizona by Dr. Cones. Mr. 

 Lawrence has received specimens from I'anama, obtained in wintisr, Mr. 

 Cassin from Darien, and Mr. Sdater from (Wiateniala. 



This sjiecies .so far eluded the notice of ^Ir. Audubon as to prevent him 

 from giving uny account of its habits. ife only mentions its occasional 



