"Distribution of New England Birds. - 

 A Eeply to Dr.Brewer. H.A. Purdie. 



The Golden-winged Warbler (Helminthophaga chrysoptera) ^ species that Dr. 



Brewer still denies can be considered as breeding regularly, or in nnnrbers, 

 in any portion of New England. As far back as June, 1869 (Am. Nat., 

 Vol. Ill, p. 497), and again in 1870 (Samuels's Orn. and 061. of New Eng- 

 , land, revised edition, 1870, Appendix), I showed that the Golden-winged 

 "Warbler was far from uncommon in Massachusetts. Observations made 

 every year since have not altered my opinion. I find it in the proper 

 places from May to August. It is apparently less plenty after the iirst of 

 June, but is still not a bird of the Canadian Fauna. 



In " History of North American Birds " (Vol. I, p. 193) we read : " Oc- 

 casionally specimens have been obtained in Massachusetts, and, of late, 



these occurrences have become more common or more observed Mr. 



J. A. Allen has known of several specimens taken within the State. Mr. 

 Jillson has observed it spending the summer in Bolton, and evidently 



breeding, as has also Mr. Allen at Springfield, and Mr. Bennett at Holy- 

 oke." (See also Am. Nat., Vol. Ill, 1869, p. 575 ; Maynard's Naturalist's 

 Guide, 1870 ; and this Bulletin, Vol. I, p. 6, for accounts of the nesting of 

 this species in Massachusetts.) 



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