AVES. 187 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



MNIOTILTID.\E. 



Sylvicola viaritima Wils. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, vol. 

 2, p. 44, pi. 85. 



Northern coniferous forests in summer, and open tree growth in 

 migration; nests in trees. 



Me. — Rare migrant and in northern part a rare summer resident. 

 May 6-24; summer-Aug. 22. 



N. H. — Rare migrant and north of White Mts. a rare summer 

 resident (Franconia, June 3). May 10-Sept. 



Vt. — Rare migrant and (?) summer resident (Mt. Killington, 

 Ross). 



Mass.— Rare migrant. (May 2) May 10-25; Aug. 18-Sept. 

 15 (Oct. 9). 



R. I.— Rare migrant. :May 13-20; Sept. 



Conn. — Rare migrant. May 8-26; Aug. 28. 



345. Dexdroica aestiya (Gmelin) Baird. 



Yellow warbler; Cotton wren; Garden warbler; Golden 

 warbler; Spy-about; Summer yellow-bird; Wild canary; 

 Yellow-belly; Yellow-bird. 



Motacilla aestiva Gmel., Syst. nat., 1788, voh 1, pt. 2, p. 996. 



"iX GUJAXA, AESTATE IX^ CaX^ADA." 



Sylvicola aestiva (Gmeh). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, 

 vol 2, p. 50, pL 88. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 3, fig. 11-14. 



Orchards, shade trees, and bushy swamps; nests in trees and 

 bushes. 



Me. — Common summer resident. (April 30) May 3-Sept. 

 10. Eggs, May 29- June 30 (July). 



N. H. — Uncommon local summer resident of valleys and bottom- 

 lands; rare from White Mts. north. May 4-Sept. 11. Eggs, 

 June 7. 



Vt. — Common summer resident of valleys and bottomlands. 

 May 4-Sept. 



Mass.- — • Common migrant and summer resident. (April 23) 



