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647. Helminthophila peregrina (Wils.). [87.] Tennessce Warbler. 
From its winter home beyond our borders, the Tennessee Warbler 
enters the United States early in April. It breeds from Minnesota 
northward. In Kansas it isa common migrant (Goss). In the spring 
of 1884 it had reached Saint Louis, Mo., April 29, and other notes, though 
few, indicate pretty regular progress northward. Burlington, Iowa, 
was reached May 11; Lanesboro and Heron Lake, Miun., May 13 and 
May 16; and West Depere, Wis., May 21. At Saint Louis the bulk 
came May 5, and left May 13, just as the first reached Lanesboro, Minn. 
May 18 it was the most common bird of the day at Lanesboro, and three 
days Jater the last one left Saint Louis, so that on May 21 the whole of 
the species, according to the record, was included between latitude 38° 
40’ and latitude 44° 26’. 
In the spring of 1885 no record was received of its movements until 
the first reached Saint Louis April 28. The bulk arrived there April 
30. At Paris, Ill, the first was seen May 3; at Chicago, May 9; at 
Delavan, Wis., May 2; at Lanesboro, Minn., May 7, and at White Earth, 
Minn., May 16. The bulk left Saint Louis, Mo., May 16, and the last 
was seen there May 22. At Lanesboro the last was noted May 26. 
In the fall of 1885 the only station contributing a record of the Ten- 
nessee Warbler was Saint Louis, Mo., where the first arrived Septem- 
ber 21. It was numerous by September 26, and increased in abundance 
till October 6, when it was heard and seen everywhere. These great 
numbers continued until October 12. The bulk left October 17, and the 
last followed October 20. Mr. Lloyd states that in Tom Green County, 
Tex., it is an early fall migrant, and is tolerably common; and Mr, 
Nehrling says it is not uncommon during migration in southeastern 
Texas. , 
648. Compsothlypis americana (Linn.). [88.] Blue Yellow-backed Warbler; Pa- 
rula Warbler. 
The large majority of Parula Warblers go to the Northern States and 
British America to breed, but a few have been detected rearing their 
young in various parts of Nebraska and Illinois, and Mr. Nehrling has 
found them in the breeding season as far south as Pierce City, Mo., and 
also in southeastern Texas, near Houston. Colonel Goss thinks they 
breed in eastern Kansas, where they are a common migrant, and 
they have been seen during the whole of the summer in northern Mis- 
sissippi. Dr. Fisher found them quite common in the vicinity of Lake 
Pontchartrain, La., in the summer of 1885. They winter just beyond 
the southern border of the United States. In the spring of 1884 they 
started northward early in March, reaching Caddo, Ind. Ter., March 25. 
They were recorded at Saint Louis, Mo., April 14, and at West Depere, 
Wis., May 10. The bulk followed closely, not more than three or four 
days. later than the van, so that from the dates of first arrival the move- 
ments of the bulk may be predicted. 
