THE IOWA ORNOTHOLIGTST, 



045— {106) Helmiuthrophilaruficapilla. 



(Wils.) 

 NASHVILLE WARBLER. 

 Not common; May; migrant; "shot 

 one specimen in May, 1892, in Win- 

 nebago county," (R. M. Anderson.) 

 "Not rare transient visitor in Van 

 Buren county" (William Savage.) 

 "Tolerably common migrant in Powe- 

 shiek county, (Carl Kelsey.) 



046— (107.) Helminthropbila celate 



(^ay.) 

 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 

 Rare; May and September; mi- 

 grant in Winnebago county; one 

 specimen taken M&y 21, 1892; two 

 taken October 1, 1892," [R. M. An- 

 derson.] "Very rare migrant in Van 

 Buren county," [TFilliam Savage.] 

 "Tolerably common migrant in Powe- 

 shiek county," [Carl Kelsey.] 



647— [/0.*>] Helmiuthro})hila peregrina 



[Wils.J 



TENNESSEE IFARBLER. 

 "Not uncommon; migrant; quite 

 common in IFinnebago county this 

 spring, 1894." [IF. A. Bryan.] "Ar- 

 rives in Van Buren county about the 

 middle of May, stays about a week, 

 and then passes to the north. They 

 are quite plentiful while here; found 

 in the tree-tops, sometimes on the 

 lower bushes, but never on the 

 ground; has a very low song, but is 

 constantly twittering," [W. G. 

 Savage.] "Quite common migrant in 

 Jackson county; arrived iliay 11, 

 1894," [H. J. Giddings.] 



64S [93] Coinpsothlypis Americana. 



[Linn.] 



PARULA IFARBLER. 



Also called Blue Yellow-backed 



Warbler; not rare; migrant. "Rare 

 migrant in Jackson county; does not 

 nest here; very few seen last spring, 

 onlynoted on two days. May 11 and- 

 12, 1894, [H. J. Giddings,] A toler- 

 ably common transient visitor in 

 Poweshiek county, [Carl Kelsey. j 

 May breed in the state, as it has been 

 noted as nesting as far south as 

 Missouri. 



6S O-{120) Dendroica tigiina. (Gmel.) 



CAPE MAY WARBLER. 



Very rare, migrant; throughout the 

 state. "Rare in Van Buren county; 

 have only taken a few specimens," 

 [William Savage.', Not uncommon 

 in Poweshiek county as a migrant," 

 [Carl Kelsey.] 



63'2 — [111] Dendroica aesfiva. [Gniel.] 



YELLOW IFARBLER. 



Our only plentiful summer resident 

 among the warblers; April to Sep- 

 tember. "Nests abundantly in Lyons 

 county; appears in ^e spring about 

 May 10 and leaves by August 20, 

 usually," [Careton R. Ball.] "This 

 species is abundant in Fayette 

 county," (W. W. Loomis.) "Nests 

 abundant in PFinnebago county," [R. 

 M. Anderson.] "Most common species 

 in the family Minnotiltidae in Mahaska 

 county; nesting in berry patches, 

 haz9l brush, currant bushes, etc. 

 builds a beautiful nest, [W, A. 

 Bryan.] "Very abundant in Buena 

 Vista county; nesting in small trees 

 and bushee; eggs, three to five; nests 

 often contain eggs of the Cowbird; 

 have found double nests of this 

 species with Cowbird eggs in the lower 

 story, [Jno. V. Crone.] "Plentiful 



