84 THE WEST VIRGINIA 
L2G, HOODED WARBLER. 
Sylvania mitrata (Gmel.). 
Summer resident; tolerably common. I found this species 
both high up on the mountain and in the thickets and dense un- 
dergrowth along Buckhannon River, but did not meet with it 
in any other locality. Mr. W. E. D. Scott found it common and 
breeding in Kanawha County. 
Were WILSON’S WARBLER. 
Sylvania pusilla (Wils.). 
Transient visitant; tolerably common, During the last week 
in September-it was occasionally seen in retired places among 
low bushes bordering the hillsides along the Ohio Valley. 
178. CANADIAN WARBLER. 
Sylvania canadensis (Linn.). 
Transient visitant; may breed in the higher mountains. 
This species frequents heavy timber. Occasionaliy it was seen 
in the cultivated fields where there were patches of second 
growth. 
Lise REDSTART. 
etophaga ruticilla (Linn.). 
Summer resident; common. This species is generally dis- 
tributed. It is found not only in woodlands, but also among 
the maples that line the principal streets of the villages, where 
it is a busy little gleaner, spending most of its time in quest of 
‘insects. Stomach of specimen secured contained traces of 
Diptera. 
180. MOCKINGBIRD. 
Mimus polyglottos (Linn.). 
Summer resident, rare. I observed this species September 
27, on Blennerhassett Island, among the dense undergrowth. 
Mr. Brown informed me that he has, taken it occasionally dur- 
ing the summer season. 
