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It is reported from western Missouri by Dr. Hoy in 1854 and by 

 Dr. J. A. Allen, who found it at Leavenworth, May 4, 1871; 

 Mr. H. Nehrling observed it at Pierce City in 1884 and 1885 and 

 there is a record from Kansas City. The first reach the southern 

 part of Missouri in the last week of April (April 28, 1905, Mon- 

 teer, Shannon Co.); southwestern and central Missouri, early 

 in May (May 2, 1884, Pierce City : May 4, St. Louis). The second 

 week of May is the time when it is most numerous in the neigh- 

 borhood of St. Louis, where the last is seen about May 17, but 

 there is one exceptionally late record of its presence in the state 

 from Kansas City, May 30, 1904. In fall migration it is, like 

 others of its tribe, oftenest found in the river bottoms and does 

 not seem to be in such haste as in spring, the same individuals 

 being observed at the same place several days in succession. 

 The first appear as early as September 1 (1897) and the last was 

 noted as late as October 2, 1896, and October 5, 1905, but they 

 are to be found most certainly between September 8th and 

 26th. Mr. E. S. Woodruff found one in Shannon Co., May 13, 

 and several in Carter Co., May 16 and 17, 1907. Migration 

 of Warblers being abnormally late in conformity with the extra- 

 ordinary lateness of spring in 1907, the first Blackburnian 

 was seen at St. Louis, May 14 and the last, May 22. 



*663a. Dendeoica dominica ALBiLORARidg. Sycamore Warbler. 



Sylvia pensUis. Sylvicola pensilis. Dendroica superciliosa. D. dominica. 



Geog. Dist. — Mississippi Valley, north to northeastern Nebras- 

 ka, southern Wisconsin, southern Michigan, Ohio, West Vir- 

 ginia; southward to Louisiana and eastern Texas. Breeding 

 throughout this range, bounded on the east by the Alleghanies, 

 comprising an area about 800 miles long by 600 miles wide, 

 having its centre of distribution in the lower Ohio Valley. In 

 winter to southern Mexico and Central America. 



Nowhere really common, the Sycamore Warbler is fairly well 

 distributed through a large portion of southern Missouri from 

 St. Charles and Montgomery Counties southwestward to Newton 

 and McDonald Counties in the southwest corner of the state. 

 It inhabits the high trees of river banks from the Mississippi 

 River westward throughout the Ozark and Ozark border region; 

 is most common in the cypress swamps of the southeast, but 

 apparently absent from the prairie region. On the southern 

 slope of the Ozarks it has been found inhabiting the pines on 



