The Occurrence of the Golden Swamp Warbler {Protonotarta citred) 

 in Rhode Island.— The specimen, a male in bright plumage, was shot April 

 20, [884, upon the borders of a dense though not extensive swamp in the 

 southeastern corner of the" State. The mein of the bird was suggestive 

 of fatigue, and it showed no fear of its captors, who were forced to retreat 

 from it before firing, to avoid excessive mutilation. No other birds were 

 seen in the vicinity ; in fact, Yellow-rumped Warblers and Fox Sparrows 

 were the only other birds present in force in this locality at that season. 

 Upon examination the wing (primaries) and tail-feathers showed con- 

 siderable wear, though not conspicuously more than several specimens 

 shot upon the western range of this bird, with which I have compared 

 it. The only previous record of this beautiful warbler in New England 

 seems to have been that of a fall (October) bird in Maine. This occur- 

 rence, so near the annual migration, suggests the query as to whether 

 the especially favorable locality in which it was found may not be regu- 

 larly visited. — R. G. Hazard, 2d., Peace Dale, R. T. 



Auk, I. July, 1884. p. Z9 O , 



lOio A New Bird for Rhode Island and the Second for New England. 

 • [By T. Jencks.] No. 5, p. 8, and No 6^p. 3.-A male Rroth. 



,tary Warbler, kiUed'm South Kingstown,, R. I., April 21, 1884. by 



_ R. G Hazard, 2d. Kand, NotesNftt. HlB. I 



A New Bird for Rhode Island, and 



THE Second for New England.— A Pro- 



thonotarv Warbler was killed in South 



Kingstown, R. I., April 21, 1884, by Mr. 



R. G. Hazard 2d. The specimen is a 



highly colored $ . The only other recorded 



for New England was taken in Maine, in 

 October. The latter bird was doubtless a, 

 straggler, but the former, appearing as it 



i does at this season, leads to the conclusion 



I that it may occur regularly, but sparingly. 

 The nature of its haunts, the worst possible 

 swamps, allows of this suggestion. Fur- 

 thermore, the song being lisping and the 

 bird very restless, enables it to better es- 



I cape detection. '^i^iJOv^.-ii^/ 



ui/.iaJ' /i^^^-t^n.<i.a^, y>*y Ct^a^f^, At. 2.. 



Protonotaria citrea. Prothonotary Warbler.— One seen in King 

 William Co., April 29, 1S79. 



Aak, VI. April, 1889. p. /'^d", 



