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37° April 25, and ended at latitude 45° May 14. Dr. Coues says it 
breeds throughout its United States range, but Mr. Ridgway says it 
does not breed in southern Illinois, and Mr. Widmann noted the last 
at Saint Louis, May 11. In southeastern Texas it is common during 
the migrations (Nehrling.) Its dispersion in the west is limited. It 
has been found a few times in Nebraska, but it is “not yet authentic as 
a bird of Kansas.” 
In the fall of 1884 the Golden-winged Warbler was last seen at Mount 
Carmel, Mo., August 24. 
In the spring of 1885 the record at Saint Louis was as follows: First, 
Aprli 28; bulk arrived May 4; bulk departed May 14; and last, May 
22. At Iowa City, Iowa, the first was reported May 17; at Fernwood, 
Ill, May 18; at Chicago, Ill., May 9; and Durand, Wis., May 17. Dr. 
P. R. Hoy has taken two nests at Racine, Wis. 
645, Helminthophila ruficapilla (Wils.). [85.] Nashville Warbler. 
Although more properly a bird of the east, this Warbler is found in 
migration throughout the Mississippi Valley. It breeds from northern 
‘ Illinois and Nebraska northward, but is rare in Manitoba. In winter 
it is not found within our borders. The earliest record in the spring of 
1884 came from Gainesville, Tex., where the first arrival was noted 
March 19. This was followed by a long interval without a record, and 
the next note came from Saint Louis, the first male arriving there 
April 29. ‘The rest of the Saint Louis record is that the bulk arrived 
from April 30 to May 3; bulk left May 12, and the last was seen May 
17. Before this, on May 8, it had advanced to latitude 43° 15’ in Iowa; 
and May 10 to latitude 44° 26’ in Wisconsin. Many were seen at Lanes- 
boro, Minn., May 13. 
Tn the spring of 1885, as in 1884, the earliest record of the migration 
of the Nashville Warbler came from Gainesville, Tex., where the first 
was seen April 18. This is almost a month later than its arrival at the 
same place in 1884, At Saint Louis, Mo., the first was seen April 20, 
and the bulk arrived there April 30. On May 6 and 7, Nashville War- 
blers were seen at Lanesboro, Minn., Durand, Wis., and River Falls, 
Wis. The bulk left Saint Louis May 14, and the last May 22. None 
were noted at Waukon, Iowa, after May 19. 
In the fall of 1885 the Nashville Warbler was one of several species 
of Warblers which appeared very early at San Angelo, Tex. Both this 
and the Canadian Flycatching Warbler were seen there before they ap- 
poared at Saint Louis, Mo., more than five hundred miles to the north- 
eastward. Unless these instances are purely accidental, they would 
indicate a breeding range in the Rocky Mountains much farther south 
than its breeding range near the Mississippi River. The first was shot 
at San Angelo, Tex., September 13, but it was not seen at Saint Louis 
till September 17. Many birds in high plumage were present at Saint 
Louis, September 22, and the species continued in great numbers until 
October 10, when it suddenly disappeared. The last was seen October 
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