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handsome male at Shiocton, Outagamie County, Wis., May 4, 1882.* In 
eastern Kansas it is a common summer resident (Goss). 
Its earliest record in the spring of 1884 came from Rodney, Miss., 
where it was first seen April 13. Five days later it was reported from 
Saint Louis. Hence it is probable that it really reached Rodney sev- 
eral days previous to the 13th. It was seen at Burlington, lowa, May 
3; north.of that no dates of arrival were recorded. At Manhattan, 
Kans., near the limit of its western range, it was much later in its 
movement, not being seen until May 14. Nor was it reported from 
Gainesville, Tex., until May 12, though of course it arrived much 
earlier. 
The Prothonotary Warbler was found as an abundant summer resi- 
dent at Red Rock, Ind. Ter., in 1884. 
In the spring of 1885, Gainesville, Tex., was the first station to re- 
port its presence. It arrived there April17. Three days later it ap- 
peared at Saint Louis, Mo., and April 21 it was seen at Paris, Ill. The 
bulk reached Saint Louis April 29. 
In the fall of 1885 the last was seen at Bonham, Tex., August 10. 
638. Helinaia swainsonii Aud. [76.] Swainson’s Warbler. 
A Southern species, until recently one of the rarest of North Ameri- 
can birds. It has been taken in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, 
Louisiana, and Texas, and winters in Cuba and Jamaica. In the spring 
of 1886 ‘about three dozen” Swainson’s Warblers were shot near Lake 
Pontchartrain, Louisiana, by Mr. Charles 8. Galbraith (Lawrence, The 
Auk, Vol. IV, 1887, p. 37). In the spring of 1887 nine additional speci- 
mens were secured in the same locality (Ibid., p. 63). Mr. C. W. Beck- 
ham considers the bird a common summer resident at Bayou Sara, La. 
(Ibid., pp. 304, 305). The only Texas record is that of a specimen 
killed in Navarro County, in the east-central part of the State, by Mr. J. 
Douglas Ogilby, and recorded by Mr. Ridgway (Bull. Nutt. Ornith. 
Club, Vol. VI, 1881, pp. 54, 55). 
639. Helmitherus vermivorus (Gmel.). [77.] Worm-eating Warbler. 
Winters south of our district and breeds throughout its United States 
range, which extends in summer to J]linois and Nebraska. Rare in 
Kansas (Goss) and in southeastern Texas (Nehrling). 
The only note on this species contributed in the spring of 1884 is to 
the effect that the first was seen at Saint Louis April, 29. 
In the spring of 1885 the Worm-eating Warbler first appeared at 
Pierce City, Mo., May 9, and at Saint Louis, May 4. At Mount Carmel, 
Mo., the first was reported May 20, and at Paris, Ill., May 3. At Mount 
Carmel the last was seen May 24, 
640. Helminthophila bachmani (Aud.). [78.] Bachman’s Warbler. 
This rare and much-sought-after Warbler occurs in the South At- 
lantic and Gulf States from South Carolina to Louisiana. In winter it 
* Bull. Natt. Ornith. Club, vol. viii, April, 1883, p. 68. 
