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In the fall of 1885 the first came to Emporia, Kans., September 17, 

 and to Saint Louis, Mo., September 25. None were seen at Des Moines, 

 Iowa, after September 16, nor at Saint Louis, Mo., after October 3. 



630. Vireo atricapillus Woodh. [142.] BlaeTc- capped Vireo. 



When Coues's Birds of the Colorado Valley was published, in 1878, 

 but four specimens of this Yireo were known, and its easternmost record 

 was western Texas. Mr. Bagsdale has extended its range and brought 

 it fairly within our district by procuring specimens in Bandera County, 

 Tex., where it arrived March 19; and, later, by finding it near the 

 northern boundary of Texas, in Cook County, where he has determined 

 it to be a rare summer visitant. In 1884 he shot but one specimen. At 

 Boerne, Tex., Mr. Brown took it March 27, 1880. At San Angelo, Tex., 

 Mr. Lloyd was more fortunate, securing four of the eight or ten birds 

 which he saw. There, also, it is a summer resident, occurring along the 

 borders of the densest thickets in an unfrequented part of the county. 

 Mr. Lloyd afterwards took several of its nests in Tom Green County. 

 Eecently, Colonel Goss has found it breeding plentifully in Comanche 

 County, Kans. 



In the fall of 1884 the last male Black- capped Yireo was reported 

 from San Angelo, Tex., September 25; while the last female was seen 

 there September 6. 



In the spring of 1885 a pair was seen at San Angelo April 6, and they 

 had become common there by April 9. At Gainesville, Tex., the first 

 was seen April 17. 



In the fall of 1885 they were leaving San Angelo September 16. 



631. Vireo noveboracensis (Gmel.). [143.] While-eyed Vireo. 



Breeds throughout most of the Mississippi Valley, south of Minne- 

 sota, occasionally reaching westward to the eastern foot-hills of the 

 Bocky Mountains. 



In Kansas it is a common summer resident, In the valley of the 

 Lower Bio Grande, in Texas, it is a permanent resident (Merrill). The 

 winter home of this species extends from the Southern States southward. 

 In the spring of 1884 its northward migration began the latter part of 

 March, and it arrived at Gainesville, Tex., just beyond its winter home, 

 March 24. The next day three were shot and two were heard at Cad- 

 do, Ind. Ter. It was reported at Saint Louis, April 17; at Danville, 

 QL, April 27; at Iowa City, Iowa, April 30; and on May 26, probably 

 many days after it had arrived in that latitude, it was seen at Heron 

 Lake, Minn., which is near its northern limit. 



In the spring of 1885 the first White-eyed Vireo appeared at Gaines- 

 ville, Tex., March 23 ; at Corinth, Miss., April 7 ; and at Saint Louis, 

 Mo., and Grinnell, Iowa, April 20. At Paris, 111., the first was not 

 seen until April 28, and at Pierce City, Mo., not until May 8. It be- 

 came common at Gainesville, March 31; at Corinth, April 15; and at 

 Saint Louis, April 23. 



