\ Burii.g tlie first week in June, W. H. Lucas, at West 

 jl Stratford, Conn., lonnd the nest and four eggs of the 

 li Ulue-winged Warbler ; leaving it for two days to see if 

 the set was complete, all the eggs but one had disap- 

 I peared. The egg measured .09 x .48. White, with large 

 !j brown and lilac spots. 



O & #. XIV. Aug. 1889 p. 124 



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Notes! from Oormectictrt. 



Four Lawrence's Warblers were within a radius of half a mile, three 

 typical and one with the black obscui-ed and the crown dull yellow-olive, 

 as seen by Mr. C. K. Averill and myself As did all the others, it sang 

 precisely like the Blue-winged Wai'bler; but it was not secured, as we had 

 no gun. One fine fellow frequented the growth on one side of a small 

 piece of woodland until July at least, while on the other side and within a 

 stone's throw a beautiful Brewstei-'s Warbler spent the greater part of his 

 time. The latter, after patient watching, revealed his mate, a Blue- 

 winged Warbler, and a nest in course of construction. This was in the 

 edge of a pasture bordering a lane and grove. It was poorly concealed in 

 the dead grass at the base of a small shrub among scanty briars and the 

 beginning of a scrub growth, and was plainly visible from any point 

 several feet away. It was constructed as is usual with Helminthophila 

 finus. When seen again, June 14, it contained four eggs, two of which 

 were Cowbirds,' which were removed. Those remaining bi-ought forth a 

 pair of birds that, as they left the nest, could not be distinguished from 

 normal young of the female parent, as would be expected, whatever the 

 color of the male. ^uk X.Jan, 189-3 p 39-00 



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Helmmthotkila finus comes to us the first week in May, and is a reg- 

 ular, but rare, summer resident. While here, it does not wander far from 

 a swampy spot grown up with alders, a few maples and an occasional oak 

 and elm. A nest with four eggs, and one of Molothrus ater, was taken 

 May 31, 1887. 



Auk X.April, 1803. d. 208. 



