90 BIRDS OF YARMOUTH AND VICINITY. ALLEN. 



629. Lanivireo solitarius solitarius (Wils.). Blue-headed 

 ViREO. — Four records only: Aug. 24, 1904; Sep. 

 25, 1904; July 20, 1910; July 23, 1910. 



636. Mniotilta varia (Linn.). Black-and-White Warbler. 

 — Common summer resident. First appearance (7 

 years) May 16. Last appearance (5 years) Sep. 23. 



645. Vermivora ruhricapillaruhricapilla (Wils.). Nashville 

 Warbler. — I have only one certain record of this 

 species. On the nights of Sep. 9, and 10, 1909, 

 many birds were killed at the light near the month 

 of Yarmouth Harbour. A basket containing sixty- 

 five was handed to me. It contained: Oven-birds 

 1, Black-throated Green Warblers 7, Black-throated 

 Blue Warblers 1, Parula Warblers 1, Wilson's 

 Warblers 3, Black and White Warblers 1, Yellow 

 Warblers 2, Magnolia Warblers 1, Blackburnian 

 Warblers 4, Nashville Warblers t, Northern Water- 

 thrushes 7, Savannah Sparrows 5, Maryland Yellow- 

 throats 13, Redstarts 13, Red-eyed Yireos 4, Wood 

 Pewee 1. 



648a. Compsothlypis americana usnece Brewst. Northern 

 Parula Warbler. — Fairly common summer resi- 

 dent. First appearance (3 years) Maj^ 15. Latest 

 date seen Aug. 28, excepting observation under 

 Nashville warbler above. 



fi52. Dendroica cestiva cestiva (Gmel.). Yellow Warbler. — 

 About the town of Yarmouth this is our most 

 common warbler. First appearance (11 years) 

 May 13. Last appearance (7 years) Sep. 9. 



654. Dendroica ccerulescens cmrulescens (Gmel.). Black- 

 throated Blue Warbler. — Only five observations 

 in seventeen years: Jul. 12, 1903; Jul. 7 and 9, 1904; 

 Oct. 18, 1906, and Sep. 11, 1909. 



