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€rts covering three-fourths of the length of the tail ; nostrils covered by tufts of 

 setaceous feathers and there is a tuft also at each side of the base of the culmen 

 just in front of the eyes, with the setce directed downwards and forwards. Col- 

 oration : The setae and feathers at the base of the bill ; crown ; primaries ; pri- 

 mary upper coverts; proximal half of the quiUs of the secondaries and tertiar- 

 ies ; proximal half of the quills of the inner half of the greater upper coverts; 

 outer half of greater upper coverts; median and lesser upper coverts; twelve 

 rectrices; upper tail coverts; and tibia black. From the black of the head 

 the color shades rapidly into a deep brown and this to olive +)rown. The 

 shading becomes more olive and finally a bright yellow on the rump and the un- 

 der tail coverts. A broad band across the forehead and over the eyes ; all the 

 under wing coverts bright yellow. The distal half of the quills of the seconda- 

 ries and tertiaries ; distal half of the quills of the innef half of the greater upper 

 coverts, white; with the outer margins of all the white portions of these feathers 

 lined with a fine bright yellow margin. 



It is interesting to notice how the white is distributed on the wings 

 so as to make the greatest show with the least amount of white. The 

 distal ends of the quills of the secondaries and tertiaries being white 

 just to where the upper coverts begin and the distal ends of the greater 

 coverts, being white just to where the median coverts begin, while the 

 proximal ends of the white feathers which are covered are black. 

 This combination of black, brown, olive, yellow and white makes a 

 very beautiful effect. In the description, terms and abbreviations are 

 after Coues, and measurements are in inches. 



In connection with the appearance of this northern visitor it is 

 worthy of notice that the winter has been unusually warm, vegetation 

 just on the point of germination. 



