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Grinnell's Water-thrush (Sciurus iiovchoracciisis iiotnbilis) . Western 

 North America; eastward during the migrations to Virginia and South Atlantic 

 States. This western species has been recorded only from Raritan, N. J., May 

 :<o, 1889 (Southwick, Auk. IX, 1892, p. 303), and Princeton, X. J. Sept. 10, 1879 

 (Babson). 



Louisiana Water-thrush (Sciurus motaciUa) . It is a common summer 

 resident in the lower Hudson Valley, where it has been found as far north 

 as Lake George (Fisher), and is not uncommon in the lower Connecticut 

 Valley. There are two records for Massachusetts and two for Rhode Island. 

 On Long Island it is very rare (DutcherV (See group, third floor). 



*Kentucky 'Warbler {Opornis formosa). 

 This is a common summer resident on the 

 banks of the Lower Hudson River and has been 

 recorded from Fort Lee and Riverdale (Bick- 

 nell), Englewood (Chapman), and Sing Sing 

 (Fisher), beyond which point it is as yet un- 

 known. In Connecticut there are but three 

 records, \iz : at Suftield where a male was 

 ^^ taken August 16, 1876 (]Merriam), at Green- 



b'lG. ,},'i. Ke.ntuckv \V arw.eu. wich, w'lere a pair and a fledgeling were seen 



and the male taken July 10, 1892 (Vorhees, 

 Auk, X. 1893. p. 86) and at West Stratford, where a male was shot May, 30, 

 1888 (Lucas, Orn. and Ool., XIV, 1889. p. 62). On Long Island it is very rare, 

 there being but one recent record if its occurrence (Dutcher). It is wholly 

 absent in the vicinity of Plainfield, X. J.. (Miller) and at Princeton (Babson). 



Connecticut Warbler (Of'oroniis Oiiilis). This species is an exceedingly 

 rare spring migrant east of the Alleghanies, and I know of no record of its 

 occurrence here at that season ; in the fall, however, it is not uncommon, and 

 sometimes is abundant, arriving as early as September 3 and remaining until 

 the latter part of the month. 



♦Mourning Warbler I. Oporoniis Philadelphia) . This species is one of our 

 r;ire Warblers; it passes northward during the latter half of May. 



♦Northern Yellowthroat (Gcotlilypis trichas brarhldactyla) . One of our 

 most abundant summer residents. It arrives about May 5 and remains until 

 October. (See group, third floor.) 



Yellow-breasted Chat { Icfcria vircns) . A. common summer resident, arriv- 

 ing about May 5 and remaining until September. 



*Hooded Warbler [IfHsonia initrata). The Hooded Warbler is here near 

 the northern limit of its range. At Englewood. N. J., it is an abundant 

 simimer resident, arriving about May 5 and remaining until the middle of 

 September. At Riverdale, N. J., it is locally common (Bicknell), at Sing 

 Sing it is not common (Fisher), but at Highland Falls it is "ver\' common" 

 (Mearns). It has been taken at Fishkill. the most northern point in the 



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