BiEDS OF Indiana. 105!9 



have no commimion with her. These associations, these discoveries, 

 that come to each one of ns, are a part of life that mean -nothing to 

 any one save the individual concerned. To him they are much, f'Oir 

 they are a part of his heing — an experience in the unfolding of his 

 powers that has been translated into consciousness. 



They seldom reach our State before the first of May, the earliest 

 record being from Knox County, April 30, 1881. They generally pass 

 northward before the middle of May, by which time they have ap- 

 peared throughout the northern counties, where they linger occa- 

 sionally until May 30 or 25, 



First appearances, early and late seasons, are: Brookville, May 3, 

 1884; May 12, 1882; Bloomington, May 4, 1886, Carroll County, May 

 4, 1886, May 5, 1884, 1885; Terre Haute, May 10, 1890; Lafayette, 

 May 5, 1893, May 10, 1897; Petersburg, Mich., May 10, 1893, May 14, 

 1892; Chicago, 111., May 3, 1895, May 15, 1897. They do not remain 

 long, but pass rapidly through, 'the last remaining at Moore's Hill, 

 Greeneastle and Lafayette until May 13, 1893; Carroll County, May 

 22, 1883; Chicago, 111., May 24,- 1894; Petersburg, Mich., May 18, 

 1892. 



In 1881, Mr. Ridgway found them very common for a few days in 

 Knox County. In 1871, Mr. Aiken tells me they were rather common 

 in Lake County. They were very common in Carroll County from 

 May 5 to 20, 1885 (Evermann). They seem to have been generally ob- 

 served in ]893 and were rep,orted tolerably common that year at- 

 Greeneastle, Lafayette and Moore's Hill. I have never heard it sing. 

 Mr. Maynard says its song begins like that of the Blackpoll and has 

 a terminal warble similar to that of the Redstart. To Mr. Langille's 

 ear, it bears no resemblance to either, "but is a very soft warble, some- 

 what resembling the syllables ise-chee, tse-chee, tse-chee, tse-chee, tse- 

 chee, but far too liquid to admit of exact spelling." 



In habits, the Chestnut-sided "Warbler and this appear to me much 

 alilie. This bird I have not found among the higher foliage of trees, 

 preferring the lower branches and exhibiting a preference for. the 

 groves and more open woods rather than the denser forest. It is rather 

 sluggish in its movements, as it assists in gleaning among the leaves 

 and branches, the insect population of the trees in our pastures and 

 more open woodland. In fall, they begin to appear early in Septem- 

 ber, andj while the greater part leave that month, some occasionally 

 remain until late October. The earliest fall arrival in Lake County is 

 September 2, 1883. They Avere last seen there September 38, 1879, 

 October 3, 1875. Similar records show ;they arrived at Broolcville 

 September 7, 1886, were last seen October 9, 1879; at Lafayette, ar- 



