88 NEW-YORK FAUNA — BIRDS. 



GENUS SYLVICOLA. Swainson. 



Bill short, straight, with feeble bristles at the base. Upper mandible slightly curved, and 

 notched near the tip. Nostrils basal, partially concealed by the feathers. Tarsus com- 

 pressed, longer than the middle toe, with seven scutellae. Tail emarginate. First, second 

 or third quills longest, subequal. 



THE MYRTLE-BIRD. 



Sylvicola coronata. 



plate lxvi. fig. 103. 

 (STATE COLLECTION.) 



Motacilla coronata, LlNN^Us, p. 333. 



Yellow-rump Warbler. Pennant, Arct. Zoo]. Vol. 2, p. 400, and p. 403. 



Sylvia coronata. Wilson, Om. Vol. 2, p. 138, pi. 17, fig. 4 (summer dress; ; Vol. 5, p. 121, pi. 45, fig. 3 (winter 



dress ) . 

 &. id. Aububon, fol. pi. 153; Orn. Biog. Vol.2, p. 303. 

 Myrtle-bird. Nuttall, Man. Orn. Vol. 1, p. 361. 

 Sylvicola coronata. Richardson, F. B. A. Vol. 2, p. 216. Audubon, B. of Am. Vol 2, p. 23, pi. 76 (male 



and young). 

 iS. id., Yellow-crowned Wood-warbler. GiRAun, Birds of Long Island, p. 55. 



Characteristics. Slate-colored, streaked with black ; beneath whitish. Crown, sides of 

 the breast and rump yellow. Wings bifasciate with white. Inner webs 

 of three outer tail-feathers white. Winter, brownish olive ; yellow of 

 breast and crown obsolete. Young, without black, and the yellow 

 scarcely obvious. Length, 5 inches. 



Description. Bill rather broad at base, and half an inch long. Second quill longest. 

 Wings an inch shorter than the tail, which is emarginate ; the central feathers being some- 

 what more acuminated. 



Color. Above slate, with a dark streak in the middle of each feather. Front and sides 

 of the head black. Wings and tail bright brown ; the former bifasciate with white. On the 

 summit of the head, a bright yellow crown. Eye-stripe black, dilated occasionally behind, 

 with a whitish line over the eye, which is often obsolete. Rump yellow. Beneath, the throat 

 white, immaculate ; belly and vent white, striped with black : sides of the breast yellow. 

 Bill and legs blackish brown. Female, light brown above, with dark reddish brown inter- 

 rupted stripes on the back : the yellow on the crown nearly concealed by the brown obsoletelv 

 striped feathers. Traces of yellow on the sides of the breast. Eye-stripe dull brown. Au- 

 tumnal male, resembles the female : the yellow on the sides of the breast not so brilliant. 

 Whitish line over the eye, bordered above by a darker one. No yellow on the crown. 



Length, 5-0-6-0. Alar extent, 8-5-9-0. 



