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afternoon the wind changed to northeast and it poured. Quanti¬ 
ties of warblers, mostly on logs and windfalls. First Dendroica 
ccerulescens and D. maculosa. Also Contopus virens. 
15th and 16th. Clear. Northerly wind, but nearly calm. 
Not many warblers. Vireo flavifrons everywhere. 
15th. Temp., 43-§-°. The first Dolichonyx oryzivorus. 
16th. Temp., 48°. The first Habia ludoviciana and Ampelis 
cedrorum. Many Dolichonyx oryzivorus and Actitis macularia. 
In the evening thousands of Tachycineta bicolor catching mos¬ 
quitoes and flies over Shioc River. Two Chordeiles virginianus 
took part in the chase. 
17th. Half clear. S. wind, but nearly calm. Temp., 60°. Great 
flocks of warblers. Most of Dendroica maculosa. Rained dur¬ 
ing the night. 
18th. Overcast. Strong gale from S. E. Temp., 63 J°. In the 
morning and forenoon Sylvania pusilla , Vireo olivaceus. In the 
afternoon during thunder and drizzle great warbler-flocks ap¬ 
peared. Of new ones Dendroica striata and Sylvania canadensis. 
19th. Strong gale from S. W. Many warblers, but not in flocks. 
Relminthophila chrysoptera. Vireo philadelphicus. Temp., 70^-°. 
20th. Dull weather and rain. Blow from N. E. Several 
flocks. Number of warblers very large. Many Relminthophila 
ruficapilla. The first Dendroica castanea. Temp., 50°. 
21st. N. E. Strong blow. Temp., 40°. Dull weather. 
22nd. Clear. Light N. E.. Temp., 40°. Woods nearly in 
full leaf. Piranga rubra , 13 Passerina cyanea , Trochilus colubris , 
Empidonax flaviventris , Relminthophila peregrina. 
23d. Still. Temp., 50°. No warbler-flocks. In the after¬ 
noon a light S. E. wind began to blow. 
24th. Overcast. S. E. wind, but nearly calm. Temp., 66°. 
In the morning not many birds. During the afternoon, when a 
heavy rain fell, millions of warblers appeared. Nearly all species 
were seen; very many females. Not a few Vireo philadelphicus. 
25th. Overcast. North wind, but nearly calm. Temp., 60®. 
Many warblers; but not so many as on the 24th. First Coccyzus 
erythrophthalmus. 
26th. Clear. Light N. wind. Temp., 66°. Quantities of 
13 Piranga enjthromelas Vieill.— Author in lift. 
