302 NOUTII AMKUK'AN lURUS. 



Nuttall met with what hu pivsunu's to have Ixsoii oiiu of thrae l)ii'(la in tin; 

 ISotaiiical CiariU'U at t 'aiiiliritl^fu. It hatl all the juauuL'rs of the Velluw-Throat, 

 was husy in the search ol' inserts in the low hushes, and, at intervals, wariiled 

 out some very jtleasant notes, which partly resemliled the lively chant of the 

 Trlilms, and in some dej,'ree the sony of the Summer Velhiw-lJird. 



I'rofessor lieinliardt states that two individuals of this species have heen 

 taken in (ireenlaiul, — one in Fiskenicsset, in 1840, and the other at Julian- 

 hiuil), in IHoii. 



Mr. Turni)ull "{ives it ns still <iuitc rare in Kastern rennsylvania, arriviiifj 

 there in the middle of ^lay on its way I'arther north. Mr. Liwrence includes 

 it in his list of the hirds of New Vork. Mr. Dres.ser olitained five speci- 

 mens early in May, in Southern Texas. 



It has been met with as far to the north as Greenland hy lieinliardt, and 

 in Selkirk Settlement hy Donald tiunn. It has been i)rocured in Kastern 

 Mexico, in I'anama, in ("arli.sle, I'enn., Southern Illinois, ^lissouri, Nova 

 Scotia, and various other places. It has been known to breed in Waterville, 

 Me., and is not uncommon in Northwestern and Northern New Vork. A 

 sin',de specimen of this bird was obtained at Ocaua, in Colombia, South 

 America, by Mr. C. AV. Wyatt. 



Late in May, 1838, I have a note of havinj,' met with this species in Mount 

 Auburn. The bird was fearless and unsuspecting, busily engaged, among 

 some h)w shrubbery, in search of in.sects. It suffered our near i)resence, was 

 often within a few feet, and was so readily distinguishable that my compan- 

 ion, with no acciiuiintance with birds, at once recognized it from Audubon's 

 plates. Its habits were the exact counteri)art of those of the Yellow-Throat. 

 We did not notice its song. 



Mr. Maynard states that, May 21, 1800, !Mr. William Ihewster shot a male 

 of this species in Cambridge, on the top of a tall tree. Another si»ecimen 

 was taken at Franconia Mountains, New Hamjishire, August 3,1807. It was 

 in company with four fully Hedged young, which it was feeding. The young 

 Mere shy, and could not be procured. The old bird was catching Hies, alter 

 the manner of Flycatchers. Mr. ^laynard has met this species but once in 

 Massachusetts, and then in JNIay, among low bushes and in a swampy place. 

 He has since found it rather common at Lake Umbagog, Maine, in June, where 

 it breeds, lie states that it frequents the bushes ahuig fences, stone walls, and 

 the edges of woods. The male often perches and sings in the early morning 

 on the top rail of a fence, or the dcivd branch of a tree. Its song he speaks 

 of as loud and clear, somewhat resembling that of the Seinrus iioveboracaisis. 

 Mr. Paine considers this AVarbler to be very rare in Vermont. He once 

 observed a pair, with their young, at Randolph. The male was singing a 

 quite! pleasing, though somewhat monotonous song. 



Mr. George Welch met with these birds in the Adirondack region. New 

 York, in June, 1870. They .seemed rather abundant, and were evidently 

 breeding there. He olitained a single specimen. 



