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in autumn. The writer has obtained specimens as follows. 

 Sept. 28, 1895, and Aug. 27, 1898, Parkville; Sept. 8, Sept. 26, 

 1898, Jamaica; Mr. Howell, Sept. 20, 1893 and Oct. 3, 1894 

 at Lake Grove. There are numerous other records. 



307. Compsothlypis americana usnea. Northern Parula 

 Warbler. 



Locally common summer resident. Abundant transient visi- 

 tant. May 2 (Flatbush) to May 22 (Jamaica) and Sept. 4 

 to Oct. 1 (both Jamaica); also Oct. 11 (Fire Island Light, 

 Auk, i, p. 176). Mr. Arthur H. Howell found it breeding at 

 Locust Grove (June 5, two nests), at Ronkonkoma in varying 

 numbers from year to year; on Gardiner's Island it nests (Chap- 

 man, Bird-Lore, v, 1903, p. 179) and Mr. C. G. Abbott has 

 also found it nesting commonly there. 



308. Dendroica tigrina. Cape May Warbler. 



Rare transient visitant. A specimen was taken at Shelter 

 Island, May 11, 1893 (Worthington, Auk x, 1893, p. 303) 

 and one at Canarsie, Sept. 12, 1894 (Braislin, Auk, xiii, 1896, 

 p. 87). Several other specimens without data, are known to 

 the writer. 



309. Dendroica aestiva. Yellow^ Warbler. 



Common summer resident. April 18 (Montauk) to Sept. 20 

 (Fire Island). 



310. Dendroica caerulescens. Black-throated Blue War- 

 bler. 



Common transient visitant. May 7 (Parkville) to May 27 

 (Jamaica South); August 29 (Parkville) to Oct. 10 (Wood- 

 haven). 



311. Dendroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler. 



Common transient visitant; Oct. 5 (Parkville) to May 15 

 (Flatbush). It is found the winter through at Rockaway 



