76 BIRDS OF ARKANSAS. 



described by Audubon in 1833 and was not found again in the United 

 States for over 50 years, when it was discovered in Louisiana. Its 

 occurrence in Arkansas was first made known by Mr. Otto Widmann, 

 who discovered it on Boland Island, Greene County, in May, 1896, 

 and the following year found the nest with eggs in Dunklin County, 

 Missouri. 1 The bird is a moderately common breeder in the Sunken 

 Lands of northeastern Arkansas. I saw one at Turrell April 28, 1910, 

 and on May 10 collected two specimens at the same place in heavy 

 timber with a dense undergrowth of cane. One was seen May 4 in 

 the cypresses on Walker Lake. On the St. Francis Kiver, 12 miles 

 above Bertig, I found the birds rather numerous in 1909 (April 25-28) 

 on the Missouri side of the river, and probably they are equally 

 common on the Arkansas side. 



Blue-winged Warbler. Vermivora pinus. 



This warbler is a summer resident in the Mississippi Valley from 

 Missouri northward, and probably occurs rarely at that season in 

 extreme northern Arkansas. I observed one bird, probably a migrant, 

 at Turrell on May 7 and a singing male in southern Missouri, near 

 Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, June 13, which I believe was breeding 

 in that vicinity. Mrs. Stephenson has observed the species once in 

 migration at Helena May 13, 1894, and Mr. Savage noted three south- 

 bound migrants at Delight on August 20, 1910. 



[Golden-winged Warbler. Vermivora chrysoptera. 



This species occurs in the Mississippi Valley as a common migrant, breeding from 

 central Minnesota northward. It may be looked for in Arkansas in late April and 

 early May and again in September.] 



Nashville Warbler. Vermivora rubricapilla. 



The Nashville warbler is a common migrant in the Mississippi Valley 

 in both spring and fall and breeds from Nebraska northward. The 

 spring migration takes place chiefly between April 20 and May 10, 

 and the return movement begins in August and continues through 

 September and October. Savage noted two very early fall migrants 

 at Delight August 20, and Preble collected a specimen and saw several 

 more at Fort Smith September 19. Further investigation will doubt- 

 less show that the bird is a regular migrant in the State. 



[Orange-crowned Warbler. Vermivora celata. 



The orange-crown breeds in Canada and winters in the Gulf States and Mexico. It 

 probably occurs regularly in migration in Arkansas and should be looked for in late 

 April and May and in September and October.] 



i Auk, XIII, p. 264, 1896; XIV, pp. 305-310, 1897. 



