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295. Protonotaria citrea (Boddaertj. 



Prothonotary Warbler. 

 Status — Only one record, that of a specimen taken by E. W. Nelson at Tuc- 

 son, May I, 1884 (Cooke, 1904, p. 23). 



296. Vermivora luciae (Cooper). 



Lucy WARuuiR. 



Synonyms — Helminthophaga luciae; Helniiuthophila luciae. 



Status — An exceedingly abundant summer Aasitant in the low river valleys 

 of southern and western Arizona. Common in the valleys of the Santa Cruz and 

 San Pedro, along the Gila (probably not above its junction with the San Pedro;, 

 and along the Colorado. Ranges north along the Colorado to Fort Mohave ai 

 least, in central Arizona to Fort Whipple. Its northern boundary is probably de- 

 termined by the rise of the country toward the Central Plateau Region. Restrict- 

 ed almost entirely to the Lower Sonoran zone, but in a few places it ranges into 

 Upper Sonoran: west slope of the Santa Rita Mountains (Swarth, 1905a, p. 81) ; 

 west slope of the Huachuca Mountains (Willard, 1908b, p. 206). Not reported 

 from east of the San Pedro River. 



297. Vermivora virginiae (Baird). 



Virginia Warbler. 



Synonyms — Helminthophaga virginiae; Hebninthophila virginiae. 



Status — An abundant migrant, and a fairly common summer visitant in the 

 Transition zone of some, probably all, of the higher mountain ranges. Jt has 

 been found in the summer months in the White, Santa Catalina, Huachuca, and 

 San Francisco mountains. Rare in the Hualpai Mountains, where Stephens 

 (1903, p. 104) saw several in June. Of occasional occurrence in the low valleys 

 <]uring the migrations. 



298. Vermivora rubricapilla gutturalis (Ridgway). 



Calaveras Warbler. 



Synonyms — Helm inthophaga rnfieapilla ; Helminthophila ntficapilla ; Hel- 

 uiinthopila nificapilla gutturalis; Helminlhophila ruhrieapilla gutturalis, 



Status^ — Abundant and generally distributed during the migrations. Re- 

 ported from the valley of the Colorado River (Mus. Vert. Zool.), from San 

 Francisco Mountain in the north, and from the Huachuca, Santa Rita and Santa 

 Catalina mountains, and the valley of the San Pedro River, in southern Arizona. 



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299. Vermivora celata celata (Say). 



Orange-crowned Warbler. 



Synonyms — Hehuinthophila celata; Vermivora celata orestera. 

 Status — But few records from Arizona. Reported from Mount Graham 

 (breeding), San Francisco Mountains, San Pedro River, Adonde, Tucson, Fort 

 Huachvica, and Bisbee (T c. orestera Oberholser, 1905, p. 243); from the 

 Huachuca Mountains and San Pedro River in April and September (Swarth, 

 1904b, p. 52) ; and from the Colorado Valley ( Xeedles, Cibola, Picncho, and Pilot 

 Knob) from February to May (Mus. Vert. Zool). 



