206 EAMES on Helminthophila pinus and tts Allies. {October 
tricately involved and highly perplexing. The geographical seat 
of the trouble seems to be centred in the small State of Connec- 
ticut and the country adjoining on the north and west. 
Our little favorite elminthophila pinus is probably as abun- 
dant in the southern part of this State, and in the river valleys 
northward to Massachusetts, as in any other part of its range, it 
extending its way still further north to a point as yet but poorly 
defined. 
Of Hf. chrysoptera but little can be said, as it is properly con- 
sidered a rather rare bird here, and our yearly records are but 
few, usually less than half a dozen. 
The beautiful /7. Zewcobronchial’s is much (?) more common 
than the latter, and is eagerly sought after by most of our collec- 
tors, latterly with good success, considering its former (sup- 
posed) rarity. The section of country above accorded to pzuus 
seems to be the metropolis of this species, or else we have here 
more enthusiastic collectors. The same is also true of HZ. daw- 
rencet. My observations last year served to acquaint me with 
its traits of character and style of song, so that on the 6th of May 
I was prepared to recognize the song of leacobronchialis, when | 
heard it. It was a typical bird, and was first heard and then seen 
in an apple tree whose branches almost touched a house. It was 
so tame at first that I could almost catch it in a hand net, and al- 
though it was several times disturbed, showed no desire to feed 
in other than apple trees. 
My earliest record of #7. f7zus was made on the following day, 
but on the gth they were surprisingly common, as at one time 
(midday) I distinctly heard seven singing at one time, and could 
see five by merely turning around. During a walk of a few hours 
that day I counted 60, which was considerably short of the actual 
number seen. Judging from a few I shot and from others I criti- 
cally examined, and from their songs, they were all males, the 
first female not appearing until the second day following. I have 
never before seen as many in the same length of time, but for 
years have considered them common, even fifteen miles north of 
Bridgeport. 
The only H. chrysoptera I have seen this season was a male I 
killed on May 14, in full song; I killed also a male HZ. lezco- 
bronchialzs on the same morning, also in full song. One bright 
male (7, dawrenceé found its way into my collection, May 16, after 
