The Philadelphia Vireo in Connec- 
ticut. 
BY A. II. VERRILL. 
On May, 19 , while In a small piece of woods 
near New Haven, my attention was attracted 
by a bird which kept Hitting about in some 
bushes, acting much in the manner of the 
White-eyed Vireo, for which I at first mistook 
it. But on a closer examination, I decided that 
it was a Warbling Vireo ( V. gilva ), and being- 
in need of one, J decided to procure it. 
After following it for some time, 1 at last 
succeeded in getting a shot, and on picking it 
up I noticed that the spurious quill was lack- 
ing, and at once conjectured it to be a Philadel- 
phia Vireo (p. Philadelpicm) , which it after- 
wards proved to be. The bird was a male in 
very tine plumage, and was examined while in 
the flesh by several ornithologists, ail of whom 
immediately confirmed my Identification. This, 
if I am not mistaken, is the first record of its 
capture in Connecticut. 
O.&o. XIII. July. 1888 P.1G J. 
General Notes. 
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Vireo philadelphicus. — A male of this rare species was taken here 
September 21, 1893, and is in my cabinet. It was killed among some 
large 'willows on an island in the Connecticut River. — Jno. H. Sage, 
Portland , Conn. 
Auk XI. April. 1894 p; 181 
Auk, XII, July, 1895, p\J7/, 
■^2 ^rC<S) r (L e caT ( uJC A? VltCi. 
Vireo philadelphicus. — A female was taken here September 17, 1894, 
by Mr. Samuel Robinson and is in my cabinet. It was found among 
some large willows on an island in the Connecticut River, and shot 
within a few feet of the spot where he killed a specimen'* September 21, 
1893 (Auk, XI, 1894, 1 81) . — Jno. H. Sage, Portland , Conn. 
