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Notes from Greenfield, Mass, 



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While collecting on the 18th of June I 

 found a nest of Bendrmca blackbuniim, 

 B lackburDia n Warbler , which contained 

 P three eggs; and to identify them I shot 

 r the female. The nest was situated about 



thirty feet high in a maple tree. It is a 

 veiy plain structure resembling that of the )LOGrIST 

 Purple Finch. The eggs are white with a 

 bluish tint and spotted with reddish-brown 

 and lilac, chiefly about the la^o-or pnH 



Nest and Eggs of the Blackburnian Warbler. — On the j-^d ol 

 1879, my lamented friend, the late A. yenins;s Davan, ponited ont 

 hig-h in a lofty pine, the yet unfinished nest ol the B!arkbiirni;i 

 {Dciidra'cu bUickbuyiiiic). The exact locality was a tfrovc of I 

 pines {PiiiHs .■ifrubifi) on a dry hill lust east of Black River, 

 Falls, Lewis Counlv. New York. Some davs previou.-ly Mr. I 

 observed the lemale Inrd rarrvmsjin her hill a dow 

 afterwards proved to be the tulted seeds ol the cat-ta 

 held-ijiass, alter many hours ol patient watcli 

 nest. On Hie 2,\ of )iine he asceniled the trc 



[Vol. 11-No. 9 



. he lin 



the trunk, 

 attached. 



I'st contained lour fresh c 



substance 

 By the A 

 y discov 

 and secured the p 

 ■ and a half metres 

 etres (about ten fee 

 meter where thi 

 of the Blackbur 



the ricliness of his breeding plumage and in the 

 busy occupation of domestic cares. 



On the morning of .JunelOlh, as the first streali 



t of gray was i ^ " 



V post village cj 

 to tlie heightj 

 valley lay li| 

 which the s(j 

 there in the | 

 mids along tl 

 dew-laden gi 



bier and one of the Co 



wliird (MoJolhriis atcr). 





Authentic publishci.! 



descriptions of the 



nest and eggs 



of this > 



are so few in numliei 



. and :m. meagre i 



1 exact details 



. that I n 



apolotfv for presenting 



the lollouina^: the 





respectiV 



measurements bciui;' 



n millimetres), i.! 



80 X 17.60. 12 



60 X 17..'^ 



X iS. and 12.80 X 17.O 



The gnuiiid-col 



or is pale blui 



sh ^iLtn 



all over ^litli umber-h) 



nvn ol \rM-vint;' iiitt 



iisil\ . the spot 



tendini;-! 



to lorm a riiiL; at tlie 1; 



r..;e end. Oncdilli 





st in bei: 



sprinkled with lilotclie 



, of rich d.iik-nnilH 







zone around the lai '^c 



nd 1 h n. 1 I 1 



1 ^c sill, 1 int 1 



1. and ver 



pact. It consists alnu 



si cnln-flv .,t a tliii 







soft down ol the cat- 



ail ( I'v/^lni l,rl,-i„l 



with seeds 



111 I. bed 



lined with line lichens 



horse hair, ami a 





lb read. 



oilfsulc IS an irregular 



covcrin- .,r small t 





Is. uith hi 



there a stem ol moss 



jr a bit of lii hen 



Tlie outside 



di in Ltd 



rough envelope is 12:; 



mm. ; outside dian 



ehl ol .up 0 





mm. ; outside hei£;ht. 





and 42 mm. 01 



the othet 



inside of the cup incas 



ires so mm. in dia 



neter and 20 



mm. in di 



C. Hart Mhukiam. /. 



,n,si crove, N. T. AOk, 2, Jan., 188i 



Birds of Kalamazoo County, Micli. 

 Dr. Morris Qibbg, 



40. [103.] Dendnmi Unckbn.rniw (ftm.) Baird. 

 Blackburnian Warbler.— Arrives from April 24 to 

 May 11. The large majority pass north, but a few 

 remain to breed in the county. Mr. Benjanin F. 

 Sykc has had the good fortune to secure two 

 nests with eggs of this species. Both nests were 

 placed on limbs well up in Tamarack trees. One 

 was all of forty leet from the ground. The 

 Blackburnian is again common in September and 

 all do not leave us until early October. 



reached the 

 surrounding 

 had been np 

 rested here 

 Mt. Kennebi 

 the hemlocl 

 sombre shai 

 and the riv 

 pfcture fraj 

 gold. The 

 the tree lop| 

 exuberance! 

 pleasing soij 

 White-throi 



Notes on Some Birds of the United 

 States which Occur in the Mexi- 

 can Fauna. 



BY JUAN KENARDO. 

 [TraMlated from tlio Au thor's M SS., by F. H. Carpenter.] 

 {Contimied /row. Page 117.) 

 Vireo flamnridis, (Yellow-green Vireo). Not 

 commonly observed. Specimens were collected 

 at Tampico and Merida in the autumn. Have 

 seen them in summer very near the Rio Grande, 

 where they probably breed, 

 as they hobl (Warbling Vireo). Often observed 



plain view °""'^<'''s about Tampico, and in winter as far 

 south as Merida they are common. 



Vireo soUiarms, (Blue-headed Vireo). I did not 

 observe this bird as frequently as one would sup- 

 pose. A few were taken along the Rio Grande in 

 late autumn. In mid-winter I have seen them 

 between Merida and Gautemala. 



Vireo solitarius casmiii, (Cassin's Vireo). Two 

 were taken near Guaymas in summer which bore 

 marks of breeding. They are fairly common in 

 autumn when passing south. 



Vireo atricapiUus, (Black-capped Vireo). Cofu- 

 mon in the breeding season. Have found nests in 

 the Rio Grande valley. Seen in winter about 

 Uampcche. 



Phainope-pla nitem, (Phainopepla). Nothwith- 

 standing the reports of this species being common 

 in this country, my only specimen noted is the 

 one sent, which was taken about ten miles from 

 Tampico. 



Tachyeineta thalcmina, (Violet-green Swallow). \ 



plain view 

 their musi 

 iarity,fare. 

 As we go: 

 steeper and 

 of curiosit. 

 tance, but 

 uttered no 

 hoodlum b 

 noisily aloi 

 away. Ev 

 had been c 

 was tinqu 

 cliristata. 

 growth an 

 the best w 

 cut to the 

 patch of t 

 being a pi 

 state the 

 magnifice: 



head to uSaiSagos Tav'Be'iore nTe.''wit.li its mi 



O.&'O. 3?. Mar. 1885. p.^^ 



Summer Birds of Buacooabe Couuty, 

 N. Carolina. JohnS.Oairns. 



Ihrndrinm hlackhwnim. Blackburnian War- 

 bler. Summer visitor; rare. Have taken the 

 young, but could never find their eggs. Have 

 never observed them higher than 3,.500 feet. 



d-u'ip and ff. B. WEBiSTEK. 



O *0. XIV. Feb. 1889 p. 21 



