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resident in Cuba, arriving in September, and that in his early days of 

 collecting he used to see it quite often, but had not lately observed it.« 



Since 1888 enough additions have been made to our knowledge of 

 this rare warbler to permit fuller treatment of its range and migration 

 than was then possible. The total number of specimens taken is now 

 about 225, and at least twice as many more have been seen. The rec- 

 ords show that it is a pronounced swamp warbler and confined to the 

 Austroriparian zone. It has been secured in the breeding season in 

 North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Missouri; as a young 

 of the year in Virginia; in winter in Cuba, and during migration in 

 Florida and Louisiana. These various later records may be summar- 

 ized as follows: 



Breeding range.— 19:91. One bird was taken April 27 and another 

 May 22, at Raleigh, N. C. Both were males in breeding condition.* 



1892. A single specimen, probably a young male of the year, was 

 taken by Mr. P. H. Aylett in King William County, Va., in August.^ 



1896. A male was taken on May 7 and another on May 9, in Green 

 County, Ark. Both were evidently breeding.'' 



1897. A nest in which the full complement of eggs was deposited 

 by May 16 was found by Mr. Otto Widmann in the St. Francis River 

 region of southeastern Missouri where the bird was ascertained to 

 breed commonly.^ Since these eggs are surely authentic and are 

 unspotted, it is probable that the eggs originally described as those 

 of Bachman warbler-'" were erroneously attributed to the bird. 



1901. In the spring a male that was evidently breeding was taken at 

 Mount Pleasant, near Charleston, S. C,« which is not far from where 

 Doctor Bachman took the type specimen in July, 1833; and a bird 

 struck the lighthouse at Cay Sal, Bahamas, March 13.^ 



1902. A specimen was taken at Bay St. Louis, Miss., March 26. 

 Winter range. — The Bachman warbler has not been taken in winter 



outside of Cuba. 



' Spring migration. — 1889. A large flight of Bachman warblers was 

 observed on March 3 at Sombrero Key, Florida, and 20 females and 1 

 male struck the light, the male and 5 females being killed. Two of the 

 dead birds, including the male, were sent to the Biojogical Survey for 

 identification. A month later 5 females struck the light. As they 

 struck late at night, it seems probable that thej' had just performed 

 the flight from Cuba, nearly 200 miles distant. Two were shot March 

 21 in Brevard County, on the east coast of Florida.* 



«Gundlach, J. f. Orn., p. 411, 1872. /Bailey, B. N. O. C, VIIJ, p. 38, 1883. 



^Brimley, Auk, VIII, p. 316, 1891. !? Wayne, Auk, XVIII, p. 274, 1901. 



i-'Wm. Palmer, Auk, XI, p. 333, 1894. ABonhote, Auk, XX, p. 178, 1903. 



(« Widmann, Auk, XIII, p. 264, 1896. * Chapman, Auk, VI, p. 278, 1889. 

 « Widmann, Auk, XIV, p. 305, 1897. 



