OF VIRGINIA 283 
HYPOTHETICAL. 
GENUS VERMIVORA. 
[640]. Vermivora bachmani (Audubon). Bachman’s 
Warbler. 
Rawnex.—Southeastern United States. Breeds in Aus- 
troriparian zone in southeastern Missouri, northeastern 
Arkansas, western Kentucky, and near Charleston, South 
Carolina; and probably in southern Indiana, North Caro- 
lina and Virginia; winters in Cuba; in migration occurs 
in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida; casual 
in Virginia and the Bahamas. 
This warbler is one of the few species of birds sup- 
posed to breed in our Tidewater area, and which I have 
been unable to gain satisfactory evidence of their having 
done so. This is not, however, surprising, for Mr. Arthur 
T. Wayne, of South Carolina, states he “had looked for 
their nest for nearly twenty-five years before finding it.” 
From the south bank of the James River, to the North 
Carolina line, there are many suitable places for them to 
breed in our State, but as yet unfound. Mr. Wayne states 
“they are a bird of the dense swampy thickets, the nests 
being placed within one to three feet of the ground, com- 
posed of Spanish moss, leaf skeletons, cane leaves and 
pine needles, lined with a black fiber.” The eggs number 
four and are pure white, unmarked. Size, .61x.46. 
Judging from the time they breed in Carolina, they should 
have fresh eggs with us about May 15th to 20th. Their 
food probably differs little from that of the Kentucky 
Warbler. 
