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yellow on the tliroat and fore breiist. Feathers of the head stronf^ly tinged with greenish ; 

 secondaries, or some of them, edged witli greenish yellow ; sides tinged with hrown. 



Female in fall. — Whole ujujer parts light greenish olive, strongly nmrked with yellowish 

 green between the wings. Throat, chin, and fore part of breast yellow ; across the throat 

 eliglitly tinged with reddish brown. Lower parts dirty white, passing to pale yellow about the 

 vent ; edges of secondaries like the head. 



lAst of specimens. 



PROTONOTARIA, Baird. 



The diagnosis of this section will be found in the synopsis of the genera under the head of 

 MniodUeae. It is well characterized by its long, distinctly notched bill, and long wings, which 

 are an inch longer than the slightly graduated tail, (the lateral feathers about .12 of an inch 

 shorter.) The under tail coverts are very long, reaching within half an inch of the tip of the 

 tail. The tarsi and hind toe are proportionally longer than in the true warblers. The notch 

 and great size of the bill distinguishes it from the swamp warblers. 



The only North American species belonging to the group appears to be the old Sylvia 

 protonotaria of Gm. 



PROTONOTARIA CITREA, Baird. 



Prothonotary Warbler. 



"Motacilla citrea, Boddaert, Tabl. pi. cnl. 704, f. 2, 178.3," (G. R. Gray.) 



Mnioiilla cUrea, Grat, Genera. 



Motacilla prolonolarius, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 972. 



Sylvia protonotarius, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790,542. — Vieillot, Ois. Am. II, 1807, 27; pi. I.^.xxiii. — Wilson, Ain. 



Orn. Ill, 1811, 72 ; pi. xxiv, f 3.— AuD. Orn. Biog. I, 18,S2, 22 : V, 18.S8, 460 ; pi. 3. 

 Sylvia {Dacnis) prolonolarius, Bon. Obs. Wilg. J. A. N. S. IV, 1825, 196. — AuD. Orn. Biog. pi. 3, name on plate. 

 Vermivora protonotttrius, Bonap. List, 1838. 



J/e/inai'a ;)ro(«io<(/rii<s, AcD. Syn. 1839, 67.— Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 89; pi. 106. 

 Hehmtherus proionotariuSf Bonap. Conspectus, 1850, 314. 

 Compsothtypis prolonotarivs, Cab. Mus. Hein, 1850, 20. (Not type.) 

 Ficedula canadtrais major, Brisson, Ois. Ill, 1760, 308 ; pi. xxvi, f. 1.— Bdffon, V, 316 : VI, 191 ; enl. 704, f. 2. 



Sp. Ch. — Bill very largo ; as long as the head. Head and neck all round, with the entire under parts, including the tibiae, 

 rich yellow, excepting the anal region and under tail coverts, which are while. Back dark olive green, with a tinge of yellow ; 



