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ZOOLOGY— BIEDS. 



DENDROICA MACULOSA (Gm,). 



ISlaek-aiid-yeliow Warbler. 



Moiacilla maculosa, Gm., Syst, Nat,, i, 17SS, 084. 



Dtndroica maculosa, Bd., Birds N. A., 1S58, 284. — IIayd., Trans. Am. Phil. Soc, xii, 

 1862, 161.— Bd., Rev. Am. Birds, i, 1SG5, 206.— COUBS, Key N. A. Birds, 

 1872, 102, f. 44.— Snow, Am. Nat., Dec, 1S74, 757.— Bd., Brew., & Ridg., 

 N. A. Birds, i, LS74, 232, pi. xiv, f. 2.— Henshaw, Rep. Oru. Specs., 1873, 

 ■Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 58.— Coues, Birds Northwest, 1S74, 02. 



The occurrence of this species west of the plains seems to be accidental, 



since I do not find it recorded from any point west of Kansas, to the fauna 



of which State it has recently been added by Mr. Frank H. Snow. I took 



a fine male in adult plumage near Denver, May 17, 1873. This was 



migrating in company with a flock of Audubon's Warblers ; no others 



were seen. 



No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collector. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Bill. 



Tarsus. 



93 



$ ad. 



Denver, Colo 



May 17, 1S73 



H. W. Henshaw 



2.40 



2.15 



0.45 



0.66 



DENDROICA CAERULEA (Wils.). 

 Caerulean Warbler. 



Sylcia ca'rulea, Wils., Am. Orn., ii, 1810, 141, pi. xvii, f. 5. 



Sylvia bifasciata, Say, Long's Exp. Rocky Mountains, 1823, 170. 



Sylvicola cmrulea, Wooon., Sitgreave's Exp. Zuiii & Col. Riv., 1854, 70 (Texas, com- 

 mon ; Indian Territory, breeding). 



Dendraca ccerulea, Bd., Birds N. A., 1858, 280.— Id., Rev. Am. Birds, i, 18G5, 191.— 

 Coles, Key N. A. Birds, 1872, 99— Allen, Bui. Mus. Comp. Zool., 1872, 

 175 (Eastern Kansas). — Snow, Birds Kan., 1872, 7. — Bd., Brew., & Ridg., 

 N. A. Birds, i, 1874, 23G, pi. xiii, f. 10.— Henshaw, Rep. Orn. Specs., 1873, 

 Wheeler's Exped., 1874, 5S— Coues, Birds Northwest, 1874,50. 



A small warbler seen May 17 was unquestionably of this species. Its 

 small size and bright blue color made it conspicuous among a flock of Audu- 

 bon's Warblers as they passed rapidly from tree to tree, but, my attention 

 being- diverted for a moment, I lost sight of it, nor was it again seen. Not 

 hitherto detected west of the plains. "Apparently common at Leavenworth, 

 Kansas" (Allen). 



