264 MrNTIOTTLTID^. 



7. DENDROSCA*. ^^^^ 



? Rhimamplius, Rafinesque, Joir-n. ck Phys. 1819, p. 417 



{ieste Hartlauh) D- sestiva. 



Sylvicola, Grmj, List Gen. B. 1841, p. 32 {nee Humph., 

 nee Sic.) D. coronata. 



Dendroica, Gray, List Genera, 1842, App. p. 8 D. coronata. 



Dendroeca, nom. emend, auct. recent. 



Range. The whole of North America, Central America, and South 

 America to Southern Brazil, Bolivia, and Chili. All the West-Indian 

 Islands. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Outer tail-feather for the most part yellow, 

 the outer web brown or olive-brown, 

 widening towards the end and extending 

 on to the tip of the inner web. 

 «'. Throat golden yellow, not chestnut or 

 rufous. 

 a". Only a tinge of chestnut on the head, 

 which is often entirely yellow. 

 a'". Tail shorter, 1 '7 inch: rufous stripes 

 on imder surface not seen above 

 the lower throat ; no rufous stripes 



on the under tail-coverts (sstiva, p. 273. 



6'". Tail longer, 2-05 inches : the rufous 

 stripes on the under surface con- 

 tinued over the throat and on the 

 under tail-coverts riifieapilla, p. 275. 



* Dr. Hartlaub (Eev. Zool. 1845, p. 342) gives his opinion that Rhimamphus 

 ciirinus of Eaflnesque {I. c.) is Dendroeca (estiva, and he proposes to restore the 

 name Ehimamphus as the generic title for Dendroeca. In this he is followed 

 by Dr. Cabanis (Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 19). Prof. Baird, however, doubts this 

 identification, and restores Dendroeca (Review Amer. B. p. 182). 



The following species cannot be included in the ' Key,' for the reasons stated 

 below : — 



1. Dendececa caebonata. 



Sylvia carbonata, Aiiduh. Orn. Biogr. i. p. 308, pi. 60 (1831) ; Nutt. Man. 



i. p. 405 (1832); Cowes, Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. p. 308 (1884). 

 Sylvicola carbonata, Bichards. Bep. Brit. Assoc. 1836-37, p. 172. 

 Vermivora carbonata, Bp. Cmip. List B. Eur. Sf N. Amer. p. 21 (1838). 

 Hehnaia carbonata, Audub. Syn. p. 68 (1839) ; id. B. Amer. ii. p. 95, 



pi. 109 (1841). 

 Helmitheros carbonata, Bp. Consp. i. p. 315 (18.50). 

 Mniotilta carbonata. Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 196 (1848) ; id. Hand-l. B. i. 



p. 241, uo. 3493(1869). 

 Dendroica carbonata, Baird, B. N. Amer. p. 287 (1858) ; id. Rev. Amer. 



B. p. 207 (1865). 

 Dendrceca carbonata, Sundev. (Efv. K. Vet.-Akad. Fork. Stockh. 1869, 



p. 618 ; Bidgw. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 21, p. 17 (1881). 

 Perissoglossa carbonata, Baird, Brewer, Sf Ridgw. Hist. N. Amer. B. i. 



p. 214 (1874). 

 Helminthopbaga (?) carbonata, Coues, B. Color. Fall. p. 237 (1878). 



