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sheik and Allamakee counties. 



( 78)—MniotiUa varia. BLACK AND WHITE CREEPING WARBLER. 



Comraon in tlie|wood.ed portions. Young and adults were obtained. Win- 

 nesheik and Allamakee counties. 



{79)—Helminthophila pinus. BLUE- WINGED WARBLER. 



Not common ; frequents the moist wooded portions. Winnesheik and Al- 

 lamakee counties. 



{80)—Helminthophila chrysoptera. GOLDEN- WINGED WARBLER. 



Rare. Only a single specimen observed in a ravine about a mile or so south 

 of Fairport. This was a male in full song. I waited and watched him carefully 

 for some time hoping to be able to detect a nest, but in this I was dissapointed. 

 Winnesheik county. 



(SD—JDendroica aestiva. YELLOW WARBLER. 



Breeds commonly in the willows along the the river. Winnesheik and Al- 

 lamakee counties. 



{82)-Dendroica vara. CERULEAN WARBLER. 



Abundant in the heavy timber along the water courses. Winnesheik and 

 Allamakee counties. 



{83)—Seiurus auricapillus. GOLDEN CROWNED THRUSH. 



Common ; breed abundantly on the wooded hiU sides. Winnesheik and Al- 

 lamakee counties. 



(84)-Seiurus moticilla. LOUISIANA WATER-THRUSH. 



Common ; young and old were obtained. It is a pretty sight to see the 

 parents lead the young at the water edge, encouraging them to enter and wade 

 and calling them in when the current has proved too strong and has carried the 

 fluttering chap down a Uttle ways. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 



{85)-Geoththlypis trichas accidentalis. WERTERN MARYLAND 



YELLOW-THROAT. 



The most abundant of the Warblers. His lively which-e-ta, which-e-ta, 

 which-e-ta, wit, was heard everywhere from the reedy marsh, as well as the 

 bushy hill, and even the timber seems to furnish him a home in this region. 

 Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 



{86)-~Icteria virens. YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. 



This master singer is quite rare in the Oneota valley, only a few were 

 noted. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 



{87)—Setophaga ruticilla. RED START. 



Breeds abundantly in both counties. Nests were found some 30 feet from 

 the ground. Winnesheik and Allamakee counties. 



