28 THE NATURALIST IN BERMUDA. 



Captain Tolcher assured him that Mr. Harford, of his 

 Eegiment, had killed another specimen about the same 

 time, which, from being very much mutilated, he had 

 unfortunately thrown away. 



Blue Bird {Sialia Wilsonii). Very common all the year 

 round. They sometimes appear in much greater nunibers, , 

 in various parts of the islands, especially in January and 

 February. This may partly be from birds migrating from 

 the American coast On January 5th, 1848, I noticed 

 them ia large ilocks, at Ireland Island. I shot a nearly 

 white variety, on the 30th May, in the same year. 



Wheatbar (Saxicola cenanthe). Mr. Hurdis mentions 

 one as having been shot by Lieutenant Wood (20th Eegi- 

 ment), near the lighthouse, on the 5th October, 1846 ; un- 

 fortunately, only the tail feathers were preserved ; these 

 were, however, sent to the late Mr. Yarrell, who said there 

 could be no doubt as to the identity of the bird. Another; 

 a female, was frequently seen by Colonel Drummond and 

 myself, on the north shore, near St. George's, in March, 1850; 

 but it was so very shy, we could not manage to shoot it. 



Yellow-crowned Wood Warbler {Syhicola coronata). 

 A few specimens have been obtained. I kOIed two ia 

 Pembroke Marsh ; and Mr. Hurdis shot one at Hungry- 

 Bay, January 24th, 1850. 



PiNE-CEEEPiNG WooD Warblbr {S. pinus). First noticed, 

 September 27th, 1849, when a good many appeared on the 

 Islands ; they all disappeared by the beginning of October. 

 ■Several of these, birds were captured outside the lantern of 

 the lighthouse, in the dark and rainy night of the 5th of 

 September, 1850. 



Yellow-red-poll Wood Warbler {8. petechia). Only 



