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4. The “ Daily Democrat ” (newspaper) of Grand Rapids, Midi., of 
June 1, 1879, under the caption “A New Bird,” thus alludes to a 
Warbler shot by Mr. Gunn in Ottawa Co. :“.... the new bird be- 
longs in what is called the genus Helminth opliag a ; it presents five dis- 
tinctive points of specific difference to that of its neared congener, the 
golden winged warbler ( Helminthophaga chrysoptera), the chief point of 
difference being the absence of the black throat which is a characteristic 
peculiarity of the golden wing, the throat in the new species being white, 
the chin is pale yellow, a faint line passing down on either side as far as 
the cheek. The cheek patch which forms a prominent marking in the 
golden winged warbler, is entirely absent. The sub-maxillary stripe is 
not to be seen, and the lores are merely dusky ; but the most peculiar 
feature in the coloration of the specimen is the bright yellow breast, this 
color extending as far down as the abdomen and over the flanks. The 
specimen is a female, and yet it exhibits a golden crown patch equal in 
intensity to that of the male golden wing. Mr. W. A. Gunn secured 
this new bird, May 25tli while collecting in a patch of underbrush near 
the edge of a heavy pine forest. He deserves great credit for so valu- 
able an addition to the avifauna of the State and in honor to his capturing 
it and being the first to present it to public notice, it is named Ilelmin- 
thophaga Gunnii by Dr. Gibbs, to whom it was submitted for classification.” 
Allowing for slight individual variation, have we not here a ninth White- 
throated Golden-wing, or does ‘‘ H. gunnii ” hold its own? — H. A. Pur- 
die, Newton , M ass. 
Additional Capture of the Cerulean Warbler in New 
England. — Through the kindness of Mr. Charles M. Carpenter of 
Providence, R. I., I am enabled to record a second specimen of Dendrceca 
ccerulea , taken near Cumberland 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. Shores, and is now in his 
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. — Ruthven Deane, Cambridge , Mass. 
Another Kirtland’s Warbler (Dendroeca kirtlandi). — Mr. Adolphe 
B. Covert of Ann Arbor, Mich., writes me that on May 16 last he shot a 
female of this much-desired Warbler, his second capture of the species. 
This recent specimen I make to be the ninth known to science, viz. : — 
1. Male, caught on a vessel at sea off Abaco, Bahamas, by Dr. Samuel 
* Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Yol. XIX, 1878, p. 303. ] 
