. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . this species has ever actually been taken inIllinois, although it undoubtedly occurs in the southern portion of thestate. Mr. Ridgway in his Notes on Birds observed at Mt. Carmel,southern Illinois, in the spring of 1878 (Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 1878,p. 163) states: In the cyprus swamp a bird was several times no-ticed by Mr. Brewster and myself, which we both agreed must bethis species. It was well seen on several occasions and its songheard, while one specimen was shot, but unfortunately could not befound. In the synonomy of his Birds of North and Middle
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin . this species has ever actually been taken inIllinois, although it undoubtedly occurs in the southern portion of thestate. Mr. Ridgway in his Notes on Birds observed at Mt. Carmel,southern Illinois, in the spring of 1878 (Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, 1878,p. 163) states: In the cyprus swamp a bird was several times no-ticed by Mr. Brewster and myself, which we both agreed must bethis species. It was well seen on several occasions and its songheard, while one specimen was shot, but unfortunately could not befound. In the synonomy of his Birds of North and Middle America(1902, p. 438) he refers to this record as from Knox Co., Indiana,from which it would appear that the birds were observed on theIndiana side of the Wabash River. Mr. Otto Widmann gives Swainsons Warbler as a summer resi-dent in southeast Missouri (Birds of Missouri, 1907, p. 214). Mr. Alfred O. Gross records having seen a Swainsons Warblernear Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois, on June 17, 1907. (TheAuk, Vol. XXV, 1908, p. 225.). 642 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. Genus HELMITHEROS Rafinesque. 303. Helmitheros vermivorus (Gmel.). Worm-eating Warbler. Distr.: Eastern United States, west to Nebraska and Texas andnorth to southern New England, Indiana, Illinois, and Nebraska;breeds throughout its United States range; south in winter to theBahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Central America, and northern SouthAmerica. Adult: Crown, black, divided in centre by a broad tawn} buffstripe; a tawny buff stripe over the eye and a black stripe through the eye; back and tail, olivegreen; primaries, fuscous, edgedwith olive green;.no wing bars;tmder parts, buffy; whitish orbuffy white on belly and similar. Length, ; wing, ;tail, 2; bill, .48. The Worm-eating Warbleris a common summer residentin southern Illinois and rare innorthern Illinois and southernWisconsin. Mr. E. W. Nelson procured a specimen at Waukegan onMay 21, 1876, and Mr. R. W. Chaney infor
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