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which I at one time supposed to be due to the warmer climate, 
but I have since learned that specimens from the Southern 
States are like those from Maine, and perfect in shape. 
(d). The ordinary notes of the “Blue Yellow-backs” are a 
iship, a chick, often loud, a cry of chick-a-chick-chick, and 
occasionally a trill, which approaches a chatter. Their song, 
which I have often heard in May, as well as June, though 
rather weak and unmusical, is yet quite loud, more so, I think, 
than some other authors have represented. It begins with a 
trill of rising inflection and marked accent, which is followed 
either by twitters, or by notes which remind me of those of 
the “Black-throated Greens,” or by still others like them. In 
this song I have sonfetimes recognized a peculiar hoarse tone, 
which seemed to characterize it strongly. 
IX. PERISSOGLOSSA 
(A) tiertna. Cape May Warbler. 
(In Massachusetts generally extremely rare, especially in 
autumn. In summer, “cormor. at Umbagog,” Maine.) 
(a). 5-5} inches long. Above, yellowish-olive ; back dark- 
streaked. Crowndark. Lores black. Beneath, bright yellow. 
Breast and sides black-streaked. Throat strongly tinged with 
the bright orange-brown of the ear-coverts. Rump yellow. 
Wing-bars and tail-spots, white ; former often fused. 
(b). A nest found in the neighborhood of Boston, closely 
resembled that of the Yellow Bird (§ X, A) in every respect. 
The five eggs, which were fresh in the first week of June, also 
were like those of that species, and probably unlike the usual 
form, described by Dr. Brewer as measuring “*-70 ‘55 of an 
inch,” and having ‘‘a pinkish-white ground, blotched with pur- 
ple and brown of various shades and tints. They are disposed 
chiefly about the larger end, usually in a ring.” 
(c). The Cape May Warblers are very rare in Massachusetts, 
more so, however, during some years than during others, and 
are so very seldom to be seen near Boston that I have very 
little information to offer to my readers in regard to their habits. 
Mr. Maynard has never seen them in the eastern part of this 
