1871.] 361 [Maynard. 



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16. Eegulus calendulus Licht. Ruby-crowned Wre\i. 

 Given merely as a bird of passage at Quebec (Couper), Hamilton 



(Mcllwraith) , and (Verrill) . I found it common at Bethel on my ar- 

 rival there October 13th, 1869, but by the 22d they had all disap- 

 peared. It was not to be found at Umbagog in June. This bird 

 probably breeds far to the north, yet it winters in the Carolinas and 

 northern Florida, where they are very numerous. They do not visit 

 the southern section of this latter named State in numbers, and I 

 have never found it on the Keys. 



17. Begulus satrapa Licht. Golden- crowned Wren. 



Quite common at Umbagog in June. Breeds; and judging from 

 the condition of female specimens taken, lays its eggs about June 

 1st. Although we found several pairs in the thick hemlock woods, 

 that evidently had nests in the immediate vicinity, yet we were un- 

 able to discern them. It probably builds in the long hanging moss 

 that grows so abundant on the trees in these northern forests. Given 

 as perhaps breeding rarely at Norway (S. I. Smith). Not given as 

 breeding or wintering at Hamilton (Mcllwraith), or Quebec (Cou- 

 per) . Although this species does not visit so high latitude as the 

 preceding, it is much more limited in its migrations ; many spend the 

 winter in Massachusetts, and from thence it scatters southward to the 

 Carolinas, which is nearly its southern limit, for only stragglers ever 

 reach northern Florida. The song note during the breeding season 

 is a series of low, shrill chirps, terminating in a lisping warble. 



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18. Mniotilta varia VieilL Black and White Creeper. 



Not common, but breeding at Norway (Verrill). Breeds rarely in 

 the neighborhood of Quebec (Couper). Common spring and autumn 

 at Hamilton (Mcllwraith). We did not see it at Upton in June. 

 Mr. Brewster never met it at Gorham or Franconia. 



19. Parula Americana Bon. Blue-yellow backed Warbler. 

 Common at Upton during the breeding season. Not given by 



Couper at Quebec. Not common during the breeding season at Nor- 

 way (Verrill). Does not breed at Hamilton (Mcllwraith). Does not 

 breed very far north. The majority winter in the West Indies and 

 adjacent islands. It passes through Florida in autumn about Octo- 

 ber, and in spring during early March. Some few remain all winter 

 at Key West. 



