few rare species, the dates of their occurrence will be added. It is to be 
regretted that lack of space prevents as full a treatment of local distribution 
as is desirable. 
Mniotilta varia. —Black and White Warbler. 
Summer resident. Especially abundant during migration. It arrives 
about the middle of April, and leaves early in October. It is very 
generally distributed over the county in summer, and its nest has several 
times been found. 
Hdmitherus rermivorus. —Worm-eating Warbler. 
Summer resident. Bather common. Arrives early in May. It has been 
found breeding in various parts of the county. Several pairs nest along 
the range of hills extending from Towson to Loch Raven. 
Helminthophila pinus. —Blue-winged Warbler. 
Summer resident. Uncommon. Mr. Geo. H. Gray during the past few 
years has found them breeding west of the city. 
Helminthophila chrysoptera. —Golden-winged Warbler. 
Rare migrant. Only three specimens have been observed; May 7th, 
1892, May 29th, 1892, and September 5th, 1893. 
Helminthophila ruficapilla. —Nashville Warbler. 
Uncommon migrant. It has been several times observed in May, and 
once in September. 
Helminthophila peregrina. —Tennessee Warbler. 
Extremely rare autumn migrant. But two have been observed at this 
season, and it has not as yet been found in spring. All the members 
of this genus are comparatively rare birds here. 
Compsothlypis americana. —Parula Warbler. 
Summer resident. It has been noted several times during the summer 
months, but is comparatively rare at this season. As a migrant it is 
abundant, arriving the last week in April. By the third week in May 
the majority have passed to more northern breeding grounds. In the 
fall they are abundant again from September 1st to October 15th. 
Dendroica tigrina. —Cape May Warbler. 
Migrant. Only two specimens have been taken. One of these was shot 
by Mr. Arthur Resler, October 22d, 1890; the other by Mr. W. N. 
Wholey, October 21st, 1893. 
Dendroica ccstiva. —Yellow Warbler. 
Summer resident. Locally distributed. Many nest in the heart of the 
city. It arrives about the 20th of April, and remains until late in 
September. 
Dendroica ccerulescens. —Black-throated Blue Warbler. 
Abundant migrant. It is found in spring from the last week in April 
until May 20th, and again in autumn, from the last of August to the 
middle of October. It frequents thickets in woodland. 
Dendroica coronata. —Myrtle Warbler. 
Winter resident. It has been found from the first week in October to 
May 20th. They are quite abundant in the spring and fall, frequent¬ 
ing orchards and open woods. 
