308 Eames on Helminthophila pinus and tts Allies. [October 
In this, as in many other species of our smaller birds, such an 
affection is shown for the haunts occupied during the nesting 
period that they rarely leave them until after moulting, or even 
till the commencement of the fall migration. In the above case 
I never failed to find the birds within the bounds of a two-acre 
tract of land. 
Some of the characteristics of these species and varieties may 
be of interest, and I will confine myself to the Das two years’ ob- 
servations in Bridgeport and Seymour. 
On their arrival, which occurs in the second week of May, 
they (Zawrence/?) show a great fondness for orchards, chiefly 
apple, feeding among the blossoms in a manner so leisurely as to 
be very unlike that of other Warblers, being expressive of a 
serene content. In numberless instances I have known single 
birds to remain in one tree upwards of an hour, and then seem 
to regret leaving it for another. 
From the 15th to the 20th of May they become settled for the 
season in well-defined haunts, which may be broadly said to be ad- 
joining woods in a clearing on which is much ‘scrub,’ or perhaps 
a three to five years’ growth of ‘sprouts,’ with some grass, briers, 
etc. This frequently, but not always, adjoins swampy ground. 
They are rarely to be found in deep woods, except on the edge, 
where they spend much time among the higher branches. 
When the nest of A. Azzus contains eggs, it is difficult to find, 
as the male ranges over quite anarea. The nest is as conspicuous 
and bulky as a Maryland Yellow-throat’s. It is variously situated 
— in the edge of a thicket, at the foot of a brier, etc., or quite as 
often in a clump of golden-rod (Solédago). 1 have seen one nest, 
with young, placed on a bog in the edge of swampy woods. 
This bog was surrounded by eight inches of water. 
Normally the nest rests but lightly on the ground, and meas- 
uring about four anda half inches deep externally, depends largely 
on surrounding grasses for concealment, fallen leaves being in- 
conspicuous about it. The full complement of four or five eggs 
has generally been completed by June 1, and I] have seen young 
ready to leave the nest by June to. 
I have been strongly impressed with the necessity of learning 
the songs of these birds, inasmuch as a large share of my success 
hangs on this very point. In all, the z sound is a strong feature 
and very characteristic. 
