152 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Hartford (W. E. T.) ; spring, 1894, New Haven (W. C. Mor- 

 gan) ; May 17, 1899, Portland (S. R.) ; May 16, 1900, Portland 

 (J.H.S.);May 19-27^ 1905, Litchfield, tolerably common, several 

 being secured (E. S. W.) ; June 3, 1907, Kent (H. K. J.) -^ May 

 15-17, 1909, Portland (J. H. S.) ; May 23, 1910, Portland 

 (J. H. S.). 



Fall records. Sept. 24, 1887, New Haven (H. W. F.) ; Sept. 

 15, 1892, 1896, Litchfield (E. S. W.) ; Oct. 5, 1905, Sept. 8, 

 Oct. 8, 1906, Oct. 9, 1907, New Haven (L. B. B.). 



CompsothljTJis americana usneae Brewster. Northern 

 Parula Warbler. 



A common spring and fall migrant in May and September, 

 breeding wherever it finds trees covered with Usnea. 



Spring migration. Earliest record. New Haven, April 29, 

 1882, April 28, 1888 (L. B. W.), 1902 (A. A. S.) ; Portland, 

 May I, 1882. Latest record. New Haven, May 21, 1900, 1902; 

 Portland, May 30, 1904. 



Fall migration. Earliest record. New Haven, Sept. i, 1903, 

 Aiig. 19, 1906 (A. A. S.) ; Portland, Sept. 21, 1893. Latest 

 record. New Haven, Oct. 14, 1907; Portland, Oct. 18, 1899. 



Winter records. Dec. 14,' 1877, Deep River (H. W. F.) ; 

 Nov. 28, 1 90 1, New Plaven, found dead after a severe storm by 

 Prof. Reynolds (identified by L. C. S.). 



Nest. Built in and of the Usnea, generally growing on cedars 

 in the woods, also in swamp oaks, maples, hornbeams, etc., 

 covered with Usnea; 3 to 20 feet from the ground. 



Eggs. 3-8; usually 3 or 4; early in June. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 18, 1894, two eggs 

 (L. B. B.). Latest record. June 29, 1886, four eggs (C. L. R.). 

 Of 30 nests recorded by C. L. R.^ between 1881 and 1887, 25 were 

 found between June i and 12. The number of eggs in these 30 

 nests was as follows: 2 nests with 2 eggs, 7 nests with 3 eggs, 

 18 nests with 4 eggs, i nest with 5 eggs (May 31, 1887), i nest 

 with 7 eggs (June 12, 1886), and i nest with 8 eggs (June 12, 

 1890).' 



" Job, The Sport of Bird Study, p. 307. 

 ' O. and O., xiii, i, pp. 1-5. 

 ■ O. and O., xvi, 4, p. 60. 



