AVES. 193 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



MNIOTILTIDAE. 



354. Dendroica castanea (Wilson) Baird. 

 Bay -breasted warbler. 



Chapman, Warblers No. Amer., 1907, p. 192, pi. 12, fig. 1-3. 

 Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 4, figs. 9, 10. 



Sylvia castanea Wils., Amer. ornith., 1810, vol. 2, p. 97, pi. 14, 

 fig. 4. "Pennsylvania." 



Spruce and fir forests in summer, tree tops generally in migration; 

 nests in trees. 



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

 (May 8) May 14-Aug. Eggs, June 8-15. 



N. H. — Uncommon migrant and from White Mts. north an 

 uncommon summer resident from 2-4000 ft. May 14-Sept. 

 Eggs, June 3. 



Vt. — Rare migrant. 



Mass. — Usually rare, but sometimes common migrant. May 8— 

 May 28 (June 19; July 2, Springfield); Aug. 23-Oct. 8. 



R. I. — Uncomrnon migrant. May 9- ; Sept. 



Conn.— Migrant, irregularly rare or common. May 15-30; 

 Sept. 30-Oct. 17. 



355. Dendroica dominica (Linne) Baird. 



Yellow-throated warbler. 



Chapman, Warblers No. Amer., 1907, p. 180, pi. 13, figs. 1, 2. 

 Motacilla dominica Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, p. 334. 

 "Jamaica, Dominica." 



Tree growth bordering streams or bayous; nests in trees. 



Vt. — Recorded from Lunenburg, 1878. 



Mass. — Accidental visitor: Dedham, Nov. 4, 1866; Springfield, 

 May, 1892. 



Conn. — Accidental visitor: Connecticut valley, "several"; 

 New Haven. 



