1889. ] ’ Eames on Helminthophila pinus and tts Allies. 305 
When three eggs had been laid the female was killed,a few feathers found 
near the nest suggesting a cat as the probable murderer. The male, how- 
ever, remained in the vicinity for several weeks, singing at times continu- 
ously for an houror more; but apparently becoming discouraged at the 
non-appearance of his mate, he finally disappeared. Not another bird 
of this species was observed until May, 1884, when a pair was seen in the 
same garden and observed constructing a nest in a rose bush. Here they 
were undisturbed until their young, four in number, were nearly ready 
to leave the nest; these young were then taken and successfully raised in 
confinement. April 17, 1885, a Mockingbird, presumably the male, was 
seen in the same locality ; later its mateappeared. The male was frequently 
heard singing, and although the nest was not found, young birds were 
seen, and there is little doubt that this time they succeeded in raising 
their brood. So far as I have been able to ascertain the birds have not 
been observed in the locality since this last-mentioned occurrence. 
16. Harporhynchus rufus. Brown THRASHER.—An individual of the 
species was taken January 31, 1885. 
17. Thryothorusludovicianus. CAROLINA WREN.—A bird of this spe- 
cies was observed by me September 20, 1885, ina low wet wood, and presum- 
ably the same individual was frequently seen or heard in the same locality 
until November 20, when an examination showed it to bea maie of the year. 
I have also records of single birds observed on April 24, 1886, and Septem- 
ber 22 of the same year. 
18. Parus bicolor. Turrep T1rmouse.— August 19, 1888, I secured a 
male of the year of this species. Onatleast two previous occasions I have 
seen or heard single individuals in the same wood in which the one above 
recorded was captured. 
19. Polioptilaczrulea. BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER.—Mr. John G. Bell: 
the well known naturalist-taxidermist, informed me during a recent visit 
I had the pleasure of making him that he had taken an individual of this 
species near his home at Piermont, N. Y., in March—the year he could not 
remember. 
NOTES ON THE BLUE-WINGED WARBLER AND 
ESAS | (7A AMANO PHILA | PLINOGS,. £1. 
LEUCOBRONCHIALTS, H. LAWRENCE, 
AND A. CHRYSOPTERA) IN CONNEC- 
RICUM: 
BY EDWIN H. EAMES. 
_I rake pleasure in recording my experience with a few of the 
Flelminthophile in southern Connecticut during the season of 
1889, inasmuch as their matrimonial affairs haye become in- 
