370 INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS. 



CHILDREN'S WARBLER. 



(Sylvia childreni, Audubon, pi. 35. Orn. Biog. vol. i. p. 180.) 



Sp. Charact. — Olive green, beneath and front golden yellow; 

 wings and tail dusky ; tail with the inner vanes of the lateral 

 feathers whitish yellow. — Female, beneath, yellowish white. 



This new species appears to be nearly allied to S. cbs- 

 tiva ; but the male seems to be destitute of spots on the 

 breast. The author discovered this species near the 

 town of Jackson, in Louisiana. The nest was attached 

 by the sides to two twigs of the herbaceous fcetid Cassia,* 

 and was formed of the dry bark of the same plant, mixed 

 with silky substances. The lining consisted of goat's or 

 deer's hair. 



A little larger than the preceding species. Wings edged with yel- 

 lowish. Tail, except the two central feathers, whitish yellow on 

 the inner webs. Legs yellowish flesh-color. Bill dusky, lower 

 mandible yellowish white. Iris hazel. Tail wedge-shaped. 



BLACK AND YELLOW or SPOTTED WARBLER. 



(Sylvia maculosa, Lath. Synops. ii. p. 481. No. 104. S. magnolia, 

 Wilson, iii. p. 63. pi. 23. fig. 2. [male.] Phil. Museum, 

 No. 7783.) 



Sp. Charact. — Crown ash; rump and beneath bright yellow; 

 breast spotted with black ; wings with 2 white bars ; tail black ; 

 the lateral feathers white on the middle of their inner vanes. — ■ 

 Female with the breast whitish and the colors duller. 



This rare and beautiful species is occasionally seen 

 in very small numbers, in the Southern, Middle, and 

 Northern States, in the spring season, on its way to its 



* Cassia Occidentalis. 



