Doubts still existing in some quarters , 

 (see New England Bird Life, Part I, pp. 

 129-130,) as to the Blue Warbler having | 

 been taken in New England, I am induced 

 to present my own testimony on the sub- 

 ject. May 22, 1879, was one of those soft, 

 mild mornings which are so favorable for 



fresh arrivals. Throwing aside the quill, I 

 made a dash for the nearest woods with 

 those feelings so common to a counting- 

 room naturalist — "anywhere for anything." 

 I soon found myself in what is known as 

 the Albion Grove — on the outskirts of the 

 village of the same name — some five miles 

 from Pawtucket. My attention was soon 

 attracted to the unusual numbers of the 

 Blue Yellow-backs, {Parula Americana.) 

 Every tree seemed aHve with them. Step- 

 ping into an opening, a flock of perhaps 

 twenty came darting past. The tempta- 

 tion was too much. In the mechanical act 

 of firing the peculiar appearance of one 

 was the magnet that attracted its fate. 

 As I picked it up, the first impression was 

 that I had the female of the Black-and- 

 white Warbler, {Mniotilta varia,) but close 

 examination convinced me that I had 

 something new. Though badly shattered, 

 I carefully preserved and mounted it. It 

 is now in my collection marked " Cerulean 

 Warbler — male." Comparing it with some 

 fine skins that I have received from Messrs. 

 Eathbun & Wright, I find the markings 

 are exceptionally well defined, but the 

 plumage much darker — rather inclined to 

 slate than blue. Few of our amateur col- 

 lectors would have saved a bird in the same 

 condition. In this connection, I would 

 suggest to the readers of the O. and 0. — 

 save any specimen that attracts attention 

 as unusual, no matter in what condition. 

 If only the head, wings and feet are pre- 

 served — they may lead to an identification 



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i] Additional Capture op the Cerulean AVarbler in New 



I ' England. — Through the kindness of Mr. Charles M. Carpenter of 



' Providence, R. I., I am enabled to record a second specimen of Dendrmca 



cwruka, taken near Cumberhxnd Hill, R. I .. May 22, 1878. The Warbler 

 was a male, and was in company with a flock of Blue Yellow-backed War- 

 b'ers when shot. The first specimen recorded for New England was taken 

 at Suffield, Conn , June 12, 1875, by Mr. E. I. Sliores, and is now in liis 

 il collection. Dr. Brewer, in his " Additions to his. Catalogue of the Birds 



of New England," * includes this record, and says : " This Western species 

 is said to have been taken at Suffield, Conn. I therefore venture to add this 

 bird to my list, though not without much hesitation." The doubt thus ex- 

 pressed by Dr. Brewer is entirely unnecessary, as the specimen was 

 thoroughly identified. — Rutiiven Deane, Cambridge, Mass. 



* Proc. Boston Soc. Sat. Hist., Vol. XIX, 1878, p. 303. 



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