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T1IE HOODED FLY C ATCHIN Gr-W ARBLER. 
very faint notch close to the slightly deflected tip ; lower mandible with the 
ridge indistinct, the sides rounded, the edges somewhat involute, the tip 
narrow, not ascending. Nostrils basal, oblong. Head ovate, of moderate 
size ; neck short ; body rather slender. Feet of moderate length ; tarsus 
pretty stout, much compressed ; scutella blended, excepting the lower three ; 
toes of moderate length, very slender, the hind toe proportionally large, the 
third and fourth united at the base, all scutellate. Claws moderate, extremely 
compressed, well arched, very acute. Bristles at the base of the bill 
elongated but slender. Wings of moderate length, the second and third 
quills longest, the first scarcely shorter than the fourth. Tail moderate, 
slightly rounded. Name from m*, an insect, Awxt*, a pursuer. 
THE HOODED ELY CATCHING- WARBLER 
Myiodioctes mitrata, Lath. 
PLATE LXXI. — Male and Female. 
In many parts of our woods, the traveller, as he proceeds, cannot help 
stopping to admire the peaceful repose that spreads its pleasing charm on all 
around. The tall trees are garlanded with climbing plants, which have 
entwined their slender stems around them, creeping up the crevices of the 
deeply furrowed bark, and vying with each other in throwing forth the most 
graceful festoons, to break the straight lines of the trunks which support 
them ; while here and there from the taller branches, numberless grape-vines 
hang in waving clusters, or stretch across from tree to tree. The underwood 
shoots out its branches, as if jealous of the noble growth of the larger stems, 
and each flowering shrub or plant displays its blossoms, to tempt the 
stranger to rest awhile, and enjoy the beauty of their tints, or refresh his 
nerves with their rich odours. Beader, add to this scene the pure waters of 
a rivulet, and you may have an idea of the places in which you will find the 
Hooded Warbler. 
The Southern and Western States are those to which this beautiful bird 
gives a preference. It abounds in Louisiana, along the Mississippi, and by 
the Ohio nearly to Cincinnati. It is equally plentiful in the northern parts 
of the Floridas, Georgia, and the two Carolinas, after which it becomes rare. 
None, I believe, are ever seen east of the State of New York. It enters the 
lower parts of Louisiana about the middle of March, and by the beginning of 
