AVES. 203 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



MNIOTILTIDAE. 



Muscicapa pusilla Wils., Amer. ornith., 1811, vol. 3, p. 103, 

 pi. 26, fig. 4. "southern States, and.... New Jersey and 

 Delaware." 



Bushy growth near streams or in swamps; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Uncommon migrant and summer resident (south to 

 Pittsfield). May 7- June 5; summer; Aug. 18-Sept. 11 (Oct.). 

 Eggs, May 31- June 19. 



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

 local summer resident (Lancaster). May 9-29; (summer); 

 Aug. 15-Oct. 3. Eggs, June 6. 



Vt. — Uncommon migrant; (? summer). May 17; Aug. 24. 



Mass. — Uncommon migrant. May 7-30 (June 1); Aug. 23- 

 Sept. 27 (Nov. 20, 1898, Belmont). 



R. I.— Uncommon migrant. May 15-22; Sept. (Nov. 30). 



Conn. — Uncommon migrant. May 10-25; Sept. 27. 



372. WiLSONiA canadensis (Linne) Coues. 

 Canadian warbler; Canada flycatcher. 



Chapman, Warblers No. Amer., 1907, p. 280, pi 22, fig. 3-5. 

 Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 6, figs. 3, 4. 



Muscicapa canadensis Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 1766, vol. 1, 

 p. 327. "Canada." 



Wet woods or thickets along streams; nests on or near the ground. 



Me. — Common migrant and summer resident. (April 25, 

 Bangor; May 7) May 10-Sept. 12. Eggs, May 30. 



N. H. — Common migrant and less common local summer 

 resident below 3000 ft. May 13-Sept. 13. Eggs, June 9-13. 



Vt. — Common migrant and less common local summer resident. 

 May 15-fall. 



Mass. — Common migrant and less common summer resident 

 mainly in western part. May 9-Sept. 29. Eggs, June 9-26. ■ 



R. I. — Common migrant and uncommon local summer resident. 

 May 11-fall. 



