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As stated, the female is considerably duller, showing traces only of the black on the breast ; 

 the upper parts dull brownish, with darker streaks. Young birds are brown above, with 

 dusky streaks ; beneath white, the breast and sides streaked with brown ; the yellow of the 

 crown and rump distinct, that of the breast barely appreciable. A winter specimen, (7661,) 

 marked male, has the under parts almost pure white, very obsoletely streaked with brown on 

 the breast and sides ; the yellow of throat and breast rather distinct ; two bands of white on 



the wings instead of one. 



List of specimens. 



CateL 

 Ko. 



2910 

 2911 

 2909 

 7656 

 7654 

 7658 

 7670 

 7671 

 7672 

 7673 

 7674 

 7662 

 3728 

 7660 

 7661 

 7651 

 7652 

 7653 

 7663 

 8826 

 8016 



SexS 

 age. 



Localtity. 



When collected. 



(? 

 <? 



9 

 o 



3 



Q 



Columbia river . 

 do 



April 24, 1836 

 do 



do May 31, 1835 



Ft.Steilacoom,W.T. April 20, 1856 

 do do. 



.do. 



.do. 



July 28, 1856 



do 



Shoal water bay 



do 



.do. 



California 

 do.. 



Sacramento valley. 

 do 



May 1, 1856 

 June 20, 1854 

 Aug. 30, 1854 

 do 



Janes, Mex. ...... 



Boca Grande, Mex. 



San Bernardino 



Cocomongo r'ch, Cal 



Laramie peak 



Mexico 



April — , 1855 

 Mar. — , 1855 



Whence obtained. 



Orig, 

 No. 



J. K. Townsend . 

 do 



do 



Dr Suckley. 

 do 



do 



Got. Stevens 



do 



Dr. Cooper 



do 



do 



Dr. Heermann.. 

 Wm. Hutton... 

 Lt. Williamson . 

 do 



209 



504 

 81 



351 

 82 



86 

 86 



Maj. Emory 



do 



do 



Mar. 19, 1854 ' 



Lt. Whipple . 

 Lt. Warren . . 

 John Gould.. 



67 



34 



69 



190 



Collected by — 



Dr. Suckley 



, do 



Dr. Heermann. 



do 



Dr. Kennerly . 

 do 



do 



do 



Dr. Hay den. 



Length. 



Stretch 

 of wings. 



5.12 



6.00 



5.87 



5.75 

 6.00 

 5.25 

 5.12 

 5.75 



8.75 



9.00 

 9.00 



9.50 

 9.00 

 8.50 

 8.75 

 9.00 



Wing. 



3.75 



DENDROICA BLACKBURNIAE, Baird. 



Blackbnrniau Warbler. 



MolacUla blackburniae , Gmelin. Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 977. 



Sylvia blackhurniae, Latham, Index Cm. 11, 1790, 527.— Vieii.i.ot, Ois. Am. Sept. II, 1807, 36 ; pi. xcvi.— AVilson, 



Am. Orn. Ill, 1811, 67; pi. xxiii.— Nlttali., Man. I, 1832, 379.— Ann. Orn. Biog. II, 1834, 



208: V, 73, pi. 135,399. 

 SylvUola blackburniat, Jahdine, Ed. Wilson, 1832.— Rich. List, 1837.— Bon. List, 18.38.— Ib. Conspectus, 1850, 



307.— Apd. Syn. 1839, 57.— Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 48; pi. 87. 

 Rhimanphui blackburniae, Cabanis, Mus. Hein. 1850, 19. 



Sylviaparus, Wilson, Am. Orn. V, 1812, 114 ; pi. xliv, f. 3 — Arn. Orn. Biog. II, 1834, 205; pi. 134. 

 Sylvicola parus. Add. Syn. 1839, .OS.— In. Birds Amcr. II, 1841, 40 ; pi. 83. 

 .Syiia taUralis, Stcph. Sliaw's Zool . XII, 1817, 659. 



Blackburnian varbkr. Pennant, Arctic Zool. 11, 412. — Latham, Synopsis II, 461. 

 Iltmlock warbler, AOfHOns. 



