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THE BAY-BREASTED WOOD-WARBLER. 
The Chinquapin. 
Castanea pumila, Willd., Sp. PI., vol. iv. p. 461. Pursch , Flor. Amer., vol. ii. 
p. 625. Mich., Arbr. Forest, de l’Amer. Sept., vol. ii. p. 166. PI. 7 . — Mon<e- 
cia polyandria, Linn. — Amentacead, Juss. 
This species of chestnut is characterized by its oblong, acute, sharply 
serrated leaves, which are whitish and downy beneath. The fruit is very 
agreeable, and is a favourite food of squirrels, and birds of different species, 
such as Pigeons, Jays, Turkeys, and Woodpeckers. 
THE BAY-BREASTED WOOD-WARBLER. 
Sylvicola castanea, Wils. 
PLATE LXXX. — Male and Female. 
This species does not breed in the United States, or if it does, must spend 
the summer in some of the most remote north-western districts, so that I 
have not been able to discover its principal abode. It merely passes through 
the better known portions of the Union, where it remains for a very short 
time. There is something so very uncommon in its appearance in different 
States, that I cannot refrain from briefly mentioning it. It is sometimes 
found in Pennsylvania, or the State of New York, as well as in New Jersey, 
as early as the beginning of April, but is only seen there for a few days. I 
have shot some individuals at such times, when I observed them employed 
in searching for insects and larvae along the fences bordering our fields. At 
other times I have shot them late in June, in the State of Louisiana, when 
the cotton-plant was covered with blossoms, amongst which they were busily 
searching for food. The Bay-breasted Warbler, however, has so far eluded 
my inquiries, that I am unable to give any further account of its habits. 
Bay-breasted Warbler, Sylvia castanea, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. ii. p. 97. 
Sylvia castanea, Bonap. Syn., p. 80 . 
Bay-breasted Warbler, Sylvia castanea, Nutt. Man., vol. i. p. 382. 
Bay-breasted Warbler, Sylvia castanea, And. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 358. 
Outer three quills almost equal, fourth considerably shorter ; tail slightly 
