194 BIRDS OF OHIO. 



At Oberlin this warbler makes its appearance about May 

 7, remaining until about the 20th. It returns early in Au- 

 gust and individuals may be found as late as September 

 25. 



273. (687.) Setophaga ruticilla (Linn.). 65. . 



American Redstart. 



Synonyms: Muscicapa ruticilla. 



Redstart, Redstart Warbler, Redstart Flycatcher. 

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



Redstart is a common summer resident everywhere in the 

 state, and in many localities is really abundant. It is par- 

 tial to woods which contain many small trees among the 

 larger timber. I have never found it nesting in deep woods 

 devoid of underbrush or some small growth, but it is usually 

 numerous in small second-growth timber. 



It reaches the state during the last week in April, and has 

 passed, to the lake shore by the 1st of May. None are seen 

 in Lorain county after September 25, but a few individu- 

 als may tarry in southern Ohio until the middle of October, 



Family MOTACILLID^. Wagtails. 



The single species which inhabits Ohio is generally found 

 in flocks in the spring and fall months, and may linger into 

 the winter in the middle and southern parts of the state. 

 Its usually small numbers make it unimportant economic- 

 ally. 



274. (697.) Anthus pensilvanicus (Lath.). 27. 



American Pipit. 



Synonyms: Anthus ludovicianus, A. splnoletta, Alauda pensil- 

 vanica. 

 Brown Lark, Titlark, Pipit, Louisiana Pipit, American Tit- 

 lark, Wagtail , Prairie Titlark, Reddish-brown Titlark, 

 Louisiana Lark, Hudsonian Wagtail. 

 Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 163, 182. 



The Pipit is so erratic in its movements that one is at a 

 loss what to say about it. It is hardly common for more 

 than a few days at a time, if a flock be regarded as an indi- 



