SVI,VI('()|,I[).K — THH WAKHLKIiS. y'-i 



1>otw(vn tilt' ,Stli iiiul the L'4tli (>r Miiy.iuid i.U l.iiilt on l.ranclu's of tlic ml 

 piiK! iii.d iiiNir till! top. Several iie.sts of this WiiH.ler, f(jiiii(l in Lynn, Mass., 

 hy .Mr. (Jeoiv-o (). Welej,, are alike in tlieiv mode of' 'onstnietif.n' and diffei' 

 in their materials from other aceounts. They are all .somewhat loosely jait 

 together, and are composed e.xternally of tine strips of the liark of the red 

 cedar, line inner hark of several ileeiduons trees, dry stalks of plants, the 

 e.xiivue of insects, and fine dry --Tasses. The cavities of these nests, which 

 iiiv comparatively large and deep, were lined with the fur of the smaller 

 mammals, the silky ilown of iilaiits, and feathers. A few tine wiry roots 

 were also intermingled. These nests are uhout two and a half inches in 

 lu'iglit and three in diameter. 



Ihe e.ggs of this Warhler are of a rounded oval sliajjc, have an average 

 length of -2 of an inch.an.l a breadth of .00. Tlu^y resemlple in si/e and ap- 

 pearance the eggs of the // mdanva, but the spots arc more numerous, and tlie 

 blotches larger and more generally distributed. The ground-color is a bluish- 

 white. Scattered over this are subdued tintings of a tine d.dicate shade of 

 I'urple, and upon this are distributed dots and blotches of a dark jairplish- 

 brown, mingled witli a few lines almost IJack. 



Dendroica montana, n.\ii!i). 



BLUE MOUNTAIN WAKBLEE. 



SvlvU, mo„,.nw, W„.., A,.,. (),„. V, KSU', 11;J, ,,1. .vliv, li... "J (" Ml,,.- Mountains of IVnn- 

 sylvanm ).-A.„. (.n.. llio,,^ V, -M ("Calif,,,,,!,,":) S.ilna,!,, ,,„„fan„, .Iv„„ • 

 All.. I{„-,ls An,. II, 1S41, .!!!, ,,1. x.'viii. /),;„/r„i,H „„,„>„,„, lUlim, Birds \ V„i' 

 1.V.S, 2<-.: l{,.v. l!Mi. S,,rn„ ti.jrhx', Viiai.i,. Ois. Am. .Sept. II, 1807, ^4, ,.1 v.iv 

 (I . .S. and St. DiniiinnD). ' 



Sr. riun. Tl,is s|,,.,.i,.. is i;„„- in,.|„.. a„,| llnvc ,,„a,.t,.,s i„ l.Mi^fh ; the npp,.- parts a ■■i,.], 



yclow-ol.v.,: !,.,„„., .1„„.U ,.,„,,, y..|l.nv.aL.o,l„...i,l,.s„ni,.. nock;. „vasra„'|l,ellv pal,. 



yoUow st,val<..,l will, I.l,„.k .,r ,l„sl<y : v..„t plain pale yllow. \Vi„,.. I,la,k ; li,., a„.i sc, '„■„! 



rows o eovc,.,.. ln-oa,llv tipp..,| u id, pale y..||„wish-wl,i,..; „.,,ials the ..anie; the rest of 



he qmlLs o.luc.1 w,lh whitish. Tail l,ia,.k, han.l.s.n.clv ro,,,,,!..,!, ...I.v,l with pal., olivo- 



ho two oxt..|-,„r loathes ou oa,.|, si,l,. whi„. ,„. the in,,,.,- va„..s Ih.n, tho n,i,l,llo ,o tho 



.ps, and 0,1,0,1 ,.,, the „n,or s with wl,i(... Hill ,|,.,i- L,,,„,,. Legs ami U.et p,n-ple- 



lirown: s,.l,.syoll,nv. Eye dai-k hazel. (Wil.s,,,,.) 

 H.vn. " Hhio Mi),ii, tains of Virgil, i„." St. I)o„,iiig,,y 



This species is only known from the .lescription of Wilson, Vieillot and 

 Audubon, and we are not aware that a specimen is to be found in a.iv collec- 

 tion. If d(>scribed correctly, it appears dillerent from any established' si.ecies 

 although the most nearly related to R pi,,,,., which, however, differs in the 

 absence ot a yellow iVontlet, in having a greener back, less distinct streaks 

 beneath, and in the white of the anal region. 



Haiuts. Whether the I'.lne Mountain Warbler is a genuine .species or an 

 unlamihar plumage ol' a bird better known to us in a dillerent dress is a 



