History 



The Swainson's Warbler was described by Audubon from speci- 

 mens collected by John Bachman (fig. 1) on the banks of the 

 Edisto River in South Carolina in 1832 or 1833. Audubon named 



Figure 1. — The Reverend John Bachman. He collected the type specimen of 

 the Swainson's Warbler along the banks of the Edisto River in South 

 Carolina in 1832 or 1833. Photograph courtesy Charleston (S.C.) Museum. 



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