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261. (673.) Dendroica discolor (Vieill.). 53. 

 Prairie Warbler. 



Snyonyms: Dendroeca discolor, Sylvicola discolor, Sylvia dis- 

 color. 

 Red-backed Warbler, Parti-colored Warbler, Pasture Warb- 

 ler, Wildwood Warbler. 

 Audubon, B. Am., II, 1841, 68. 



This interesting little warbler is little known by Ohio or- 

 nithologists, who regard it as a rare migrant. There are 

 two Lorain county records of single specimens which did 

 not remain to breed. Dr. Wheaton states that it breeds in 

 northern Ohio but is migratory in the southern half. It 

 should be found breeding wherever it is found in the state, 

 but its rarity makes any records notable. Rev. Mr. Hen- 

 ninger regarded the specimen taken in Scioto county on Oc- 

 tober 8, 1894, as accidental. It will be found in brushy 

 pastures and shrubby clearings, not in the woods. , It is usu- 

 ally so confiding that a near approach is easy. Its song will 

 not fail to arrest the attention of any one who has an ear 

 for strange sounds. This is a warbler which all should be 

 watchful for during the early days of .May. 



Migration dates are almost entirely lacking, but it is likely 

 that records will fall within the first five days of May, for 

 the first appearance in spring, and somewhere near the first 

 of October for the departure in autumn from the southern 

 counties. 



262. (674.) Seiurus aurocapillus (Linn.). 54. 

 Oven-bird. 



Synonyms: Siurus auricapillus, Sylvia aurocapillus, MotaciUa 

 aurocapillus, Turdus aurocapillus. 

 Golden-crowned Thrush, Accentor, Golden-crowned Accen- 

 tor, Golden-crowned Wag-tail Warbler, Wagtail, Land 

 Kickup. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 163. 



The Oven-bird is a common summer resident over the en- 

 tire state, and may be abundant in suitable localities. It 

 must have dark woods, preferably damp, but not swampj. 

 Iri hilly regions it frequently nests well up on the hillside. 



