The Ohio Naturalist. 
[Vol. II, No. 3 , 
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WARBLERS NESTING NEAR CINCINNATI. 
Charles Dury. 
The following members of the family Mniotiltidae breed near 
this city : 
Mniotilta varia (Linn.), black and white creeper. I have not 
found the nest of this species, but have seen the young just out 
of the nest fluttering through the bushes — July. 
Helmitherus vermivorus (Gmel.), worm-eating warbler. A 
specimen taken in June, 1877, contained an egg ready to be laid. 
Nest not found, although diligently searched for. 
Helminthophila piuus (Linn), blue-winged yellow warbler. 
Several nests taken in woods with much underbrush One con- 
taining five fresh eggs was taken May 31, 1901. Nest was on 
the ground and composed outside of leaves, lined inside with 
grapevine fibres. 
Dendroica sestiva (Gmel.), summer yellow bird. Many nests 
observed — May-J line. 
Dendroica cgerulea (Wils.), Caerulean warbler. June 2, 1895, 
I found a young bird of this species that had fallen from the nest, 
but was not able to fly. Nest was in a high tree overhead. Old 
bird seen. 
Dendroica dominica albilora Ridgw. , white browed warbler. 
Have seen nests of this species, but they were so high up in 
sycamore trees (thirty to forty feet) that I was unable to obtain 
them. Birds are summer residents along streams, where they 
mostly frequent sycamore trees. 
Seiurus aurocapillus (Linn), oven bird. Nests abundantly. 
Several taken in May and June. 
Geothlypis formosa (Wils.), Kentucky warbler. Nests abund- 
antly in wooded thickets. Have seen this species and H. pinus 
nesting in same thicket, which may explain II. cincinnatiensis. 
A nest taken June 2, 1895, contained three young birds and two 
eggs. This nest was placed in the forks of a bush near the ground, 
composed of leaves and lined with vine fibres. Another nest, 
June 28, 1901, contained four warbler’s eggs and one of the cow- 
bird. 
Geothlypis trichas ( Linn. ) , Maryland yellow throat. Nests 
frequently on the ground, among thick bushes. I have one nest 
with four eggs, dated May 1, 1878 ; several sets of later dates. 
Icteria virens (Linn.), yellow-breasted chat. Nests in black- 
berry patches. Common. May-J une. 
These are all the warblers that I have observed breeding in this 
locality in about thirty years. 
