BIHDS — STLVICOLIDAE — DENDROICA MACULOSA. 



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acro» the win^, (somotimes coalesced into one,) formed by the small coverts and secondaries. Part of the edge of the inner 

 wubs of the quills white. Feathers margining the black patch on the back behind and un the sides tinged with greenish. 



Length, 5 inches ; wing, 2.50 ; tail, 'J. 25. 



//lib. — Eastern United States tu the Mis.<>ouri river ; south to Guatemala. 



Second and third quills longest ; first shorter than fourth. Tail rounded, emarginate. 



Female, in s/n-ing. — In general appearance like the male, hut with the corresponding colors 

 much duller. The hlack on the hack reduced to a i'ew large i)roximate spots. The spots on the 

 under parts much fewer. Ui)per parts dirty ash, tinged with greenish on the lower hack ; on 

 the rump dull yellow. 



Male, in aulumn. — Bill hrown, lighter along the edges and hase of lower raandihle. Head and 

 hind neck dirty ash, tinged ahove with green. Back greenish yellow, ohsoletely spotted with black. 

 lUiuip yellow. Throat and breast )-ellow, ohsoletely spotted with black ; strongly tinged with 

 light ash on the lower throat. Eyelids dirty white. Differs from the spring plumage in being 

 without the black on the back, front, sides of the head and cheeks, and in a great degree on the 

 under parts. Much less white on the wing and side of the head. The colors generally also 

 are duller. 



Female, in aulumn. — Similar, generally, to the male in fall. Back greenish yellow, brighter 

 on the rump ; rest of upper parts deep ash. Lower parts yellow, ohsoletely streaked with black ; 

 the light ash on the lower throat decided. The white on the wings reduced to two narrow bands. 

 There is a continuous white ring round the eye. Bill light brown. Basal part of lower man- 

 dible dirty white. Feet lighter brown. 



Specimens vary somewhat in the amount of black on the under parts. 



List of specimens. 



