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to be particularly careful, for the first few days, or even weeks it may be 

 rarely, they stay closely at home in the boxes or houses where they are 

 first seen. The present season the first one appeared promptly at noon 

 on March 31, taking possession of the house at once, where he rested the 

 remainder of the day, and was not seen a block away during the next 

 two weeks or longer. Severe weather late in April, and weather unfav- 

 orable for vegetation and insect life during all of April resulted in the 

 starvation of one of the company. No other Martins were seen nor re- 

 ported until well into May. Hence, keep watch of your martin boxes if 

 you would make early records. 



In this region the Whippoorwill is restricted to certain localities several 

 miles from Oberlin, and hence has not been recorded until some days or 

 even weeks after its arrival, Twice only have I heard its note .in the 

 woods near Oberlin, and then only one day in an entire season. 



Lynds Jones, Oberlin, Ohio. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



Some Warblers of ElDorado County, California. — A hint of the 

 physical features of the county is necessary to a proper understanding of 

 its Warbler inhabitants. The altitude is about 3750 feet above the ocean. 

 The country for miles around is covered with tall furs, pines, cedars, 

 spruces, with here and there oaks and thick brush, called " deer brush." 

 In various places under the trees there are large patches of a species of 

 wild rose, called "mountain misery." 



Hermit Warbler, Dendroica occidentalis. — During my stay from the 

 7th to the 14 of Jnly, 1897, I saw but six Hermit Warblers. A nest with 

 four young was found in a cedar tree about twelve feet up. All but the 

 one female belonging to this nest seemed to be males. They seemed to 

 prefer the tops of tall trees where they searched through the foliage for 

 insects, singing all the time. 



Calaveras Warbler, Helminlhophila rubricapilla gutturalis. — 

 These were quite common, spending their time in the " deer brush " 

 and " mountain misery." No nests were found, but several broods of 

 young were noticed. They keep well out of sight and therefore are 

 easily overlooked. 



Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dendroica nigrescens. — One of the 

 commonest Warblers, both in brush and high trees. A pleasant song- 



