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Dendrceca discolor, (Vieill.) Bd. 



Frairie Warbler. 



Abundant in Eastern Nebraska, where it breeds. I have seen the young in Dakota 

 County, and found one nest in Richardson County, near the Nemaha, in a papaw 

 bush, four and a half feet from the ground. It was in a fork. It differs much appar- 

 ently in the number of locusts it feeds on between spring and fall. During the latter 

 season it probably captures them on the wing, and that may account for the differ- 

 ence. The following is my list of examinations : 



1 



LocaUty. 



Date. 



ii 



1^ 



m 

 1 



s 



O 



1 



2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 

 8 



Dakota Countv IfeTsraska . . 



Juno 1,1865 

 .do 



8 

 10 

 22 

 27 

 10 

 12 

 14 

 13 



20 

 17 



8 

 5 



28 

 20 

 18 

 23 



do 





Sept. 5,1874 

 Sept. 20, 1874 

 June 2,1875 

 June 14, 1875 

 June 4, 1677 

 ..do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do ... 







Dendrceca dominica, (Linn.) Bd. 



Yellow-throated Warbler. 



Have only seen this species in Southeastern Nebraska, along the Nemaha, where it 

 is belted with timber. I examined but one individual in September, 1874. It had 15 

 locusts and 24 other insects in its stomach. 



Dendrceca palmarum, (Gm.) Bd. 



Yellow Bed-poll Warbler. 



Abundant in Eastern. Nebraska in early spring while passing north, and also in late 

 autumn while migrating south. Does not breed in the State. Shot one April 10, 1875, 

 which had a large number of locust eggs in its craw ; how many I could not estimate. 

 How it obtained them is a mystery to me, unless it lit down where the wind had laid 

 them bare, or where some farmer had exposed them by harrowing. I also shot one on 

 October 1, 1876. It had 10 locusts and some other insects in its stomach. 



Dendroeca pinus, (Wils.) Bd. 



Pine-creeping Warbler. 



Like the preceding, passes through Nebraska in early spring, and loiters here in au- 

 tumn. And what is curious, in looking over my n^tes I find that I noted finding locust 

 eggs in its craw in April, 1885, in Dakota County, Nebraska, and in April, 1875, and 

 1877, in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Examined one September 30, 1876, which con- 

 tained 11 locusts in its stomach. 



Siurus auricapillus, (Linn.) Sw. 



Golden-crowned Thrusli ; Orange-crowned Accentor. 



Ten years ago this bird was rather abundant in Eastern Nebraska in and on the 

 borders of timber belts. During the last few years, it has been less frequently seen, 

 until the present season, when it once more became*somewhat abundant. It breeds in 

 the State. Reaches here the second and third week in April. The following is the 

 result of my examinations : 





Locality. 



Date. 



o 



11 



P o 



CO 

 fcJD 



1 . 



-2 



.2 

 S 



o 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 







Dakota County, IN'ebraska 



April 20,1865 

 April 22, 1865 

 June 3, 1865 

 June 13, 1875 

 April 12, 1877 

 June 10, 1877 





A large mass. 



21 



30 



21 



9 



4 



8 



do 



do 



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40 



Lancaster County, K^ebraska 



. 



do 



A large mass. . 

 A few • 



do 



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