BIRDS OF DURHAM AND VICINITY. 
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paired, though it is often two weeks or more before family cares begin 
in earnest. The latest record of this bird's presence that I have, is 
September 15. A stomach from a Black *ind White Warbler which 
was found dead at Thompson Hall in May, 1900, contained only the 
remains of small beetles. This warbler's peculiar habit of creeping 
about the trunks and larger branches of trees sets it somewhat apart 
from the rest of its family. It prefers evergreen woods as a rule, 
though it is by no means uncommonly seen on deciduous trees. 
Heiminthophila chrysoptera. Golden-winged 
Warbler. 642. 
According to all the authorities that I have been able to consult, 
this species has not heretofore been reported from New Hampshire. 
I have in my collection a male taken in some low bushes by the mill- 
pond here at Durham, May 24, 1898, which is the only specimen of 
this warbler that I have seen alive. It is regularly found in certain 
localities in eastern Massachusetts, and is pretty certain to be noted 
here occasionally. Its song, a monotonous ''zee-zee-zee-zee,'''' is 
harsh, and so unlike the notes of our other birds, that a person with 
some knowledge of songs in general will be quick to apprehend its 
presence in spring. 
Heiminthophila ruficapilla. Nashville Warbler. 645. 
This warbler is very common, and readily observed during the 
spring migration, for then the male devotes considerable time to sing- 
ing. It frequents sprout land and bushes, rather than woods of 
larger growth. 1 have recorded its appearance from the fourth to the 
eleventh of May. The flight lasts a week or ten days. A few remain 
to breed. Mr. Shaw has found one nest at Hampton. 
Heiminthophila celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. 646. 
In " New England Bird Life,"' Vol. 1, p. 119, it is stated that this 
warbler has been found at Hollis and the Isles of Shoals. At the 
latter place, a female was taken September 9, 1877. 
Compsothlypis americana usnese. Northern Parula 
Warbler. 648a. 
The Parula, or Blue Yellow-backed Warbler, is a local summer 
resident, common spring and fall. Its date of appearance is quite 
constant. In three successive years, it has come on the eleventh, 
lairteenth, and twelfth of May, respectively. The latest date on 
