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this species are of a whitish hue, with a very irregular wreath, or 

 belt, of a brownish colour, around the larger end, and some dottings, 

 sometimes of a blackish hue, on the middle surface ; the smaller end 

 is unmarked ; the other nest of this species, noted on the same date, 

 was near the edge of the wood, and placed between several stalks of 

 raspberry vines about two feet off the ground, and composed of 

 materials much similar to the other, with the exception of the horse- 

 hair lining, and was not so bulky in size — this was on the 30th of 

 May, contained four eggs; a week after, two other nests of this 

 species were noted, both deeper in the wood, and both placed in the 

 forks of little maples, but at varying elevations from the ground, one 

 being about four feet, this contained four eggs, the other which con- 

 tained three eggs, was about two feet off the ground, and by the 

 side of a pathway. In both cases these were evidently advanced in 

 incubation, and were not molested ; I concluded that in this tract of 

 forest about a dozen pairs of this species were breeding, but they 

 have many enemies among other birds and small animals. (W. L. 

 Kells.) In the Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. XVIII., p. 152, Mr. L. M. 

 Terrill describes the nesting of this bird in Compton county. Que. 



660. Bay-breasted Warbler. 



Dendroica castanea (WiLS.) Baird. 1858. 



Drexler obtained a specimen at Moose Factory, June 2nd, i860; 

 three individuals were seen at Black island, Hamilton inlet, by my- 

 self, June 9th, .1882; two specimens were shot but lost. (Packard.) 

 Tolerably common summer resident in Newfoundland. (Reeks.) 

 An uncommon summer resident at Halifax, N.S. ; more common 

 inland. (Downs.) Rare summer resident in Nova Scotia. (H. F. 

 Tufts.) One seen at Baddeck, Cape Breton island, June 4th, 1890. 

 (F. H. Allen.) An occasional summer resident at St. John, N.B. 

 (Chamberlain.) In the vicinity of Scotch Lake, N.B. ; this is one of 

 the late arriving warblers, not being observed until late in May. It 

 is a rather rare summer resident and is found mostly about the 

 scrubby edges of woodlands in rather moist places. (W. H. Moore.) 

 A pair seen in woods near Black river. Prince Edward island, July 

 18th, 1888. (Macoun.) A scarce transient visitant at Montreal. I 

 have shot specimens on the spur of Mount Royal as late as May 28th, 

 1892, but have not met this species after that date. Mr. Kuetzing 



