1871.] 867 [Maynard. 



a high northern distribution, we did not see it at Upton, but it was 

 common at Bethel about June 4th. This is another species that finds 

 its winter home in South America. 



33. Dendrceca maculosa Baird. Black and Yellow Warbler. 



Common at Umbagog, Quebec (Couper), and rather common at 

 Hamilton (Mcll wraith) , during the breeding season. Bare at Nor- 

 way (Verrill) only during the migrations. A nest of this species 

 was taken during the second week in June, 1870, at Umbagog, by 

 Messrs. R. Deane and H. B. Bailey. The following is the descrip- 

 tion of the nest and eggs kindly given to me by Mr. Deane. '' The 

 nest was placed on the forked branch of a low spruce, about three 

 feet from the ground on a rising piece of land, leading from a wood 

 path. The nest, which contained four eggs, was constructed of dry 

 grass, spruce twigs, roots, etc., and was lined with fine black roots, 

 the whole being a coarse structure for so dainty a looking warbler. 

 The eggs were more spherical than any warbler's I have ever seen. 

 The ground color is a creamy white, blotched sparingly over with 

 large spots of lilac and umber. 



"The dimensions were : No. 1, 62 X 52; No. 2, 61 X 52; No. 3, 

 62 X 50;No. 4, 63 X 52." 



Another nest, taken by Mr. Brewster, June 8th, 1871, was built in 

 a similar, locality, but was placed on a low hemlock about four feet 

 from the ground. The following is a description of the nest. It is 

 composed outwardly of a few scattering, dead twigs of larch, inter- 

 woven with stalks of weeds and dry grass. It is lined with black 

 horse hairs. Mr. Brewster says "this dark lining formed a strange 

 contrast with the faded appearance of the outer part. The whole 

 structure is very light and airy in appearance, strongly reminding 

 one of the nest of D. Pennsylvanica" Dimensions of the nest are; 

 external diameter, three inches; internal diameter; two; external depth, 

 one and three quarter inches; internal depth, one and one-quarter. 

 The descriptions of the eggs are: No. 1, ashy-white, with a ring of 

 brown and clouded lilac around the larger end. The remainder of 

 the surface is thinly mottled with minute spots of brown. Dimen- 

 sions 65 X 50. No. 2 similar to No. 1, but with a large irregular 

 blotch of burnt sienna on one side of the larger end. Dimensions, 

 62 X 47. No. 3, not so thickly marked with spots as the others, but 

 otherwise similar. Dimensions, 64 X 46. No. 4, is more sparingly 

 spotted than any. Dimensions, 65 X 48. 



