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37° April 25, and ended at latitude 45° May 14. Dr. Coues says it 

 breeds throughout its United States range, but Mr. Eidgway says it 

 does not breed iu southern Illinois, and Mr. Widrnann noted the last 

 at Saint Louis, May 11. In southeastern Texas it is common during 

 the migrations (Nehrling.) Its dispersion in the west is limited. It 

 has been found a few times in Nebraska, but it is "not yet authentic as 

 a bird of Kansas." 



In the fall of 1884 the Golden-winged Warbler was last seen at Mount 

 Carmel, Mo., August 24. 



In the spring of 1885 the record at Saint Louis was as follows: First, 

 April 28; bulk arrived May 4; bulk departed May 14; and last, May 

 22. At Iowa City, Iowa, the first was reported May 17; at Fern wood, 

 111., May 18; at Chicago, 111., May 9; and Durand, Wis., May 17. Dr. 

 P. E. Hoy has taken two nests at Eacine, Wis. 



645. Helminthophila ruficapilla (Wils.). [85.] Nashville WarMer. 



Although more properly a bird of the east, this Warbler is found in 

 migration throughout the Mississippi Yalley. It breeds from northern 

 Illinois and Nebraska northward, but is rare in Manitoba. In winter 

 it is not found within our borders. The earliest record in the spring of 

 1884 came from Gainesville, Tex., where the first arrival was noted 

 March 19. This was followed by a long interval without a record, and 

 the next note came from Saint Louis, the first male arriving there 

 April 29. The rest of the Saint Louis record is that the bulk arrived 

 from April 30 to May 3; bulk left May 12, and the last was seen May 

 17. Before this, on May 8, it had advanced to latitude 43° 15' in Iowa; 

 and May 10 to latitude 44° 26' in Wisconsin. Many were seen at Lanes- 

 boro, Minn., May 13. 



In the spring of 1885, as in 1884, the earliest record of the migration 

 of the Nashville Warbler came from Gainesville, Tex., where the first 

 was seen April 18. This is almost a month later than its arrival at the 

 same place in 1884. At Saint Louis, Mo., the first was seen April 20, 

 and the bulk arrived there April 30. On May 6 and 7, Nashville War- 

 blers were seen at Lanesboro, Minn., Durand, Wis., and Eiver Falls, 

 Wis. The bulk left Saint Louis May 14, and the last May 22. None 

 were noted at Waukon, Iowa, after May 19. 



In the fall of 1885 the Nashville Warbler was one of several species 

 of Warblers which appeared very early at San Angelo, Tex. Both this 

 and the Canadian Fly catching Warbler were seen there before they ap- 

 peared at Saint Louis, Mo., more than five hundred miles to the north- 

 eastward. Unless these instances are purely accidental, they would 

 indicate a breeding range in the Eocky Mountains much farther south 

 than its breeding range near the Mississippi Eiver. The first was shot 

 at San Angelo, Tex., September 13, but it was not seen at Saint Louis 

 till September 17. Many birds in high plumage were present at Saint 

 Louis, September 22, and the species continued iu great numbers until 

 October 10, when it suddenly disappeared. The last was seen October 

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