The Singing of Birds. E.P.BickneU. 



Helminthophila ruficapilla ( Wils.) Ridgw. Nashville 

 Warbler. 



Sings regularly on its spring migration, but I have never heard 

 it in the fall. ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^ 



Birds of Kalamazoo County, MioTi. 



Dr, Morris GUbbs. 



28. [85.1 Ihhuintlwpha,,,! nrtiaiinlla (Wils.) 

 Bainl. Aashvillc Warblrr.— Arrives from May 3 

 to 10. Keiiiiiiiis with us until tlie last of tlio 

 month and occasionally latei-. It may remain 

 througli the Summer, but has never been taken to 

 my knowledge at a time to lead me to think that 

 it nested here. 



The Nashville is an active and pleasing Warbler 

 and well known to all the collectors. In a lai-ge 

 Tamarack swamp near Sugar-loaf Lake, hundreds 

 may be heard singing from th(," fOth to the 20lh of 

 May. The song is similar to the syllables G(( tiree 

 ca lircc i-Li lin-i- i-<i In-ie Lircc l/ioee tiree twee, or eu 

 leeet en tree! en ireel tieeelle t eetU leetle, uiiaraA in a 

 sprightly manner as the little fellow skips about 

 among the branches. 



In the Autumnal migration the birds reach us 

 in the latter part of August and remain a month. 

 At this time of the year the song is seldom if ever 

 iieard. I have only lieard the call, a simple chirp. 



O.&O. Z. Mar. 188.5. p.c7^> 



