WESTERN YELLOWTHROAT 569 



Since the Florida yellowthroat does not migrate to the extent of 

 the northern yellowthroat it does not meet with the extraordinary haz- 

 ards of a long migration which has been the cause of the death of so 

 many of the northern species. 



GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS TYPHICOLA Burleigh 



ATHENS YELLOWTHROAT 



CONTEIBUTED BY AiFBED OXTO GrOSS 



HABITS 



The Athens yellowthroat bears a superficial resemblance to the 

 Florida race but can be readily separated from it by its distinctly 

 smaller bill, and less brownish under parts and flanks. The northern 

 yellowthroat can be differentiated from the Athen's yellowthroat by 

 its larger bill and olive green rather than brownish upper parts. 



The Athens yellowthroat is distributed from southeastern Virginia 

 to Georgia and Alabama and in migration to eastern Mexico. Bur- 

 leigh (1937) , in an account of the yellowthroats of Georgia, writes : 



The Athens yellow-throat is the most abundant of the yellow-throats occurring 

 in the state, and in fact it is one of the most characteristic birds of Georgia. 

 Except for the limited area occupied by the Maryland yellow-throat it can be 

 found throughout the state, and, while less numerous during the winter months 

 is to a large extent resident as far north as Athens. In severe winters it is 

 perceptibly scarcer in the northern half of the state, but even with snow on 

 the ground and the temperature well below freezing an occasional bird can 

 be seen in the thickets and stretches of underbrush. All winter records based 

 on actual specimens taken have without exception been found to refer to this 

 race alone. 



Specimens of the Athens yellow throat were previously referred to 

 the Florida yellowthroat, a race, as now restricted, that is confined 

 largely to the peninsula of Florida and the coastal regions of south- 

 eastern Georgia. 



The nesting habits and behavior of the Athens and Florida yellow- 

 throats are similar. 



GEOTHLYPIS TRICHAS OCCIDENTALIS Brewster 

 WESTERN YELLOWTHROAT 

 Contributed by Alfred Otto Gross 

 HABITS 



The western yellowthroat is a large form of Geothlypis trichas first 

 described by William Brewster in 1883 (Allen and Brewster, 1883). 

 An adult male collected at Truckee River, Nev., May 4, 1881, was 



