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bled the lively chant of the Maryland Yellow-Throat, 

 even to the wetitshee, yet they were more agreeably va- 

 ried, so as to approach, in some degree, the song of the 

 Summer Yellow-bird (Sylvia cBstiva). This remarkable 

 note, indeed, set me in quest of the bird, which I follow- 

 ed for some time, but, at last, perceiving himself watch- 

 ed, he left the garden. As far as I was able to observe 

 this individual, he was above of a dark olive-green, very 

 cinereous on the fore part of the head, with a band of 

 black through the eyes, which descended from the sides 

 of the neck where at length it joined with a crescent of 

 dusky or black spots upon the breast ; the throat was 

 yellow and the under parts paler. 



This species, if such it may be considered, is 5 inches long, and 7 

 in alar extent. Above deep greenish olive ; tips of the wings and 

 centre of the tail-feathers brownish. Head dark, almost sooty-grey. 

 Crescent of the breast formed of alternate transverse lines of pure 

 white, and deep black ; below yellow. Legs and feet (as in the pre- 

 ceding) pale flesh-color. Bill dusky above, lighter below. Iris 

 hazel. 



DUSKY WARBLER. 



(Sylvia carhonata, Audubon, pi. 60. Orn. Biog. i. p. SOS.) 



Sp. Charact. — Crown and front black ; above dark olive-green, 

 spotted with black ; throat, sides of the neck, and line over the 

 eye, yellow ; below yellowish olive and darkly spotted ; two light 

 bands on the wings. 



This new species was obtained by Audubon near the 

 village of Henderson in Kentucky. The only two indi- 

 viduals met with were males, not yet arrived at perfect 

 plumage. Their actions and food appeared very similar 

 with those of other Warblers. 



Rump yellowish ; tail emarginate, dusky. A white band on the 

 wing formed by the margins of the upper coverts, also a yellowish 

 one below. Bill dusky. Legs flesh-colored. Iris hazel. 



