238 BIRDS OF OHIO. 



17. (21.) Helminthopila leucobronchialis (Brewst.). 



Brewster Warbler. 



Synonym: Helminthophaga leucobronchialis. 

 Jones, Wilson Bulletin, No. 42, June 15, 1903, 68. 



On May 23, 1902, while out with my class for 

 early morning study, we discovered a singing male 

 of this interesting form. The first part of the song 

 was clearly Blue-wing in all particulars, while the 

 last was just as clearly Golden-wing. The students 

 noticed the oddity of the song without having their atten- 

 tion especially called to it. We studied the bird in all 

 lights and positions for half an hour, many times within 

 fifty feet, with a pair of stereo-binoculars, clearly making 

 out the white underparts, faintly tinted with yellow on the 

 breast and a slight darkening of the chin feathers, the yel- 

 low crown and great yellow wing patch. On the 28th we 

 again found the bird in the same situation, on the border 

 of an open woods, and gave it even more attention than be- 

 fore. It was in full sor;g, and seemed less wary than be- 

 fore. A week later it was gone. The evidence of nesting 

 seemed so strong that I was unwilling to collect^ the bird, 

 hoping to secure a breeding record and be able to study the 

 hybrid family. The bird was probably not strictly typical 

 leucobronchialis, but came near to it, as indicated by both 

 song and plumage. 



During the spring of 1903 two almost typical specimens 

 have been secured and at least one other seems to be tarry- 

 ing to nest in a woods half a mile west of Oberlin. I am 

 hoping to add some direct testimony to the life history of 

 this interesting variation. 



18. (22.) Helminthopila cincinnatiensis (Langd.). 



31. 

 Cincinnati Warbler. 



Synonym.. Helminthophaga cincinnatiensis. 

 Langdon, Journal Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist, HI, 1880, 119. 



The single specimen collected by Dr. Langdon, May 1, 

 1880, at Madisonville, from which his description was 



