. . s of Audubon, who recognized thata new species had been found, and gave it the Latin namethat it now bears. In his Birds of America, Audubonquotes the following record of Mr. Bachman: I was firstattracted by the novelty of its notes, four or five in number,repeated at intervals of five or six minutes apart. Thesenotes were loud, clear, and more like a whistle than a resembled the sounds of some extraordinary ventrilo-quist in such a degree that I supposed the bird much fartherfrom me than it really was; for after some t
. . s of Audubon, who recognized thata new species had been found, and gave it the Latin namethat it now bears. In his Birds of America, Audubonquotes the following record of Mr. Bachman: I was firstattracted by the novelty of its notes, four or five in number,repeated at intervals of five or six minutes apart. Thesenotes were loud, clear, and more like a whistle than a resembled the sounds of some extraordinary ventrilo-quist in such a degree that I supposed the bird much fartherfrom me than it really was; for after some trouble causedby these fictitious notes, I perceived it near to me, and soonshot it. The form of its bill I observed at once to differ fromall other known birds of our country, and was pleased at itsdiscovery. Even at the present time, Swainsons warbler may beconsidered common in only certain localities within its range,which may be given as including the southern United Statesnorthward to North Carolina and Missouri and east ofTexas. It winters in the ROM COL. CHL ACAD. SCIENCES. 643 SWAINSONS WARBLER. (Helinaia swainsonii). A hoot Life-size. COPYRIGHT 1904, BV A. W. MUMFORD. CMrCAGO .J^-\
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