Notes on the Different Birds. 
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Females perhaps not seen before that day. May 5, in the after¬ 
noon, this species was not so numerous as the other warblers 
together. May 8, the number not remarkable. May 14, a lot 
were seen, only singly on 9th-20th. In autumn noticed Sept. 
26 to Oct. 26. Most Oct. 4-8. In 1883, a single male 
was seen on April 12. First flock the 14th. Many after the 
18th. The first female appeared the 22nd. Few 28th—30th. 
The 29th, I saw in all only 3. Flocks again after May 1. 
Many large flocks the 4th-6th, when other warblers also ap¬ 
peared. On the 7th and 8th they were in only few flocks, more 
numerous than all the other species together. 9th and 11th, none 
seen. From 10th to 15th in most flocks more numerous than any 
other kind of warbler. Afterwards only few. The four last, 
May 18. ** 
151. Dendroica maculosa (G-mel.). xxx. M. $ (5) L. 110- 
126. E. 183-192. W. 58-63. T. 47-50. B. 9. $ (2) L. 113- 
129. E. 183-184. W. 57-59. T. 47. B. 9. In 1882, the first 
male seen May 3. The 5th, singly in four flocks of other warb¬ 
lers. Two males that I shot that day differed from those I shot 
May 9 and later in that the black stripe through the eye did 
not join the black of the back, but was sharply bounded by 
clear ash. Both males were much brighter in color. L. 121-124. 
E. 190. W. 60-63. T. 15. B. (measured on the side) 11. 
The 6th, a male. 9th, several. None 13th to 17th. 19th, more nu¬ 
merous than any of the other warblers. Continued to be plenty 
till the 24th. The last the 25th. In 1883 the first male was 
seen in a large warbler-flock May 14. The 17th, more numerous 
than any other warbler. The 18th, several in the morning, only a 
few in the afternoon. 20th, one. 24th, a lot in the morning, in 
the afternoon many of both sexes. Many still the 26th. 
Dendroica ccerulea (Wils. ) belongs to the Carolinian fauna. A 
few breed in Wisconsin (Hoy). 
152. Dendroica pensylvanica (Linn.), xx M. $ (3) L. 128- 
130. E. 194-198. W. 59-68. H. 43-50. B. 8. Breeds about 
woods but not in great numbers. The nest is placed in a forked 
branch in a low bush. Five nests were at a height of \-2 feet 
from the ground. Number of eggs 4, in one case 5. In 1882, 
first eggs laid June 3 and 4. In 1883, the first egg June 7, in 
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