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General notes, 
Geothlypis Philadelphia Breeding in Western New York. — In mv list 
of ‘Birds of Niagara County, N. Y.\ published in ‘Forestand Stream,’ 
Sept., 1889, I intimated that the Mourning Warbler bred in Niagara 
County. On June 13 last my suspicions were confirmed by finding a 
nest and eggs of this species. I was passing through a heavily timbered 
wet wood, and about ten rods from the western border I came to a 
small opening, three to four rods square, when, in about the centre of this 
opening, a bird flew from under my feet into the adjoining thicket. 
Glancing toward my feet I saw its nest and eggs, and on adjusting my 
field glass I saw that the bird was a female G. 'Philadelphia and immedi- 
ately shot it. The nest was placed in the centre of a clump of cowslips. 
The nest is composed of coarse grass and leaves on the outside, with fine 
grass inside and lined with hair. Measurement outside, 3 in. deep, 3.50 
in. across; inside, 1.75 in. deep and x. 75 across. Eggs white, with a 
wreath of reddish brown and lilac on the large end, and finely blotched 
with brown over the whole surface. Measurements, .76 X .51, .77 X .50, 
and .78 X .50. I have the nest and eggs, and the bird mounted, which, 
with a fine adult male specimen received May 23, I consider a valuable 
addition to my collection. These specimens were taken in the same 
woods where I found Detidroica ceerulea breeding in 1888. — J. L. 
Davison, Lockport, Niagara Co.,N. T. Auk, 8, Oct, 1891 , p, 3 fb 
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Breeding of the Mourning Warbler in Ontario County, N. Y. — On 
June 26, 1891, I was passing through a damp, low thicket when an outcry 
from a small bird drew my attention to it, it proving to be a female 
Mourning Warbler ( Geothlypis Philadelphia'). Her cries soon brought 
the male with a beak full of small green worms, evidently collected for 
the young, but on seeing me he quickly devoured them that he might 
better join in the remonstrance against my presence. After a short 
search I found two young birds, nearly grown and fully feathered, but 
unable to fly. I caught one and held it for some time, thus bringing the 
parents within a foot of my hand and permitting of the fullest identifica- 
tion. I could have shot them but forbore to do so hoping that they 
might breed there the coming season. This is the first time I have 
known this species to breed in this vicinity. — B. S. Bowdish, Phelps , 
r - Auk, 8, Oct, 1891. p. 3% 
Birds of the Adirondack Region. 
C. H.Memain. 
36. Geothlypis Philadelphia ( Wilson) Baird. Mourning War- 
bler Common summer resident, breeding chiefly in the dense growth 
of blackberry and raspberry bushes that spring up on nearly all the 
burned districts. 
BU&N.O.O. O.Oot, 1081, p. 228 
Some Birds of Le-wis Co, N.T, 
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Bull. N.O.C, 3, April, 1878. p. 53 
Auk . TV7 ~w !!-;>». >.v 99 . 
Notes on Two Rare Birds from Long Island, N. Y. — Mourning 
Warbler ( Geothlypis Philadelphia).— Giraud, in writing of this 
species in 1844 (Birds of Long Island, p. 65) says : “ A few years since, a 
specimen was obtained by Mr. Bell on Long Island, the only one which I 
have known to have been procured here.” So far as I am aware, there is 
no other published record of the occurrence of this species on Long 
Island, so I wish to place on record a specimen, now in the collection of 
the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, taken at New Lots (now a 
part of the city of Brooklyn), in June, 1862, by George B. Braineid. 
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