7. DENBECECA. 289 



Sylvicola parus, Jard. ed. Wils. Amer. Orn. ii. p. 209 (1832) ; Bp. 

 Comp. List B. Eur. 8f N. Amer. p. 22 (1838) ; Audub. B. Amer. 

 ii. p. 40, pi. 83 (1841). 



Mniotilta blackburnise, Grai/, Gen. B. i. p. 196 (1848) ; id. Sand-l. 

 B. i. p. 240, no. 3472 (1869). 



Mniotilta parus, Grmj, Gen. B. i. p. 196 (1848) ; Reinh. Ibis, 1861, 

 p. 6. 



Mniotilta melanorrhoa. Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 196 (1848). 



Riiimainplius parus, Bp. Cmisp. i. p. 311 (1850). 



Ehimamphus blackburnife, Cab. Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 19 (1850) ; 

 Scl. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 143, 1858, p. 64. 



Dendroica blackburniffi, Scl. Sf Scdv. Ibis, 1859, p. 11 ; Baird, 

 B. N. Amer. p. 274 (1860) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1864, pp. 64, 184 ; Baird, 

 Review Amer. B. p. 189 (1865) ; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. 

 p. 284 (1866) ; Sumichr. Mem. Bust. Soc. N. H. i." p. 547 (1869) ; 

 Baird, Brexver, Sf Ridgw. Hist. N. Amer. B. i. p. 237, pi. 13. tigs. 

 2, 3 (1874). 



Deudrceca bLickburniffi, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 363 ; Cab. J. f. O. 

 1800, p. 328 ; Laicr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. vii. p. 468 (1862) ; Scl. Cat. 

 Amer. B.^- 30 (1862) ; Blakist. Ibis, 1863, p. 62; Dresser, Ibis, 1866, 

 p. 478 ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 136 ; Latvr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. ix. p. 94 

 (1868) ; Sundev.CEfv. K. Vet.-Akad. ForJi. Stockh. 1869, p. 611 ; Von 

 Frantz. J. f. 0. 18(59, p. 293 ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 183 ; Scl. 8)- Salv. 

 t.c.Tp. 780'; Wyaft, Ibis, 1871,-^.322; &fc iSis, 1872, p. 314; Coues, 

 Key N. Amer. B. p. 100 (1872) ; Allen, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. iii. 

 pp. 124, 166, 175 (1873); Scl. Sf Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 9 

 (1873) ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1874, p. 508 : Lawr. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. 

 no. 4, p. 15 (1876) ; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 52 ; Coiies, B. Color. 

 Vail. p. 284 (1878) : 3Ierrill, Proc. U.S. Nat. 3Ius. i. p. 123 

 (1878) ; Scl. 4- Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 494 ; Tacz. t. c. p. 223 ; Cory, 

 B. Bahamas, p. 60 (1880) ; Ridgtu. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 21, 

 p. 17 (1881) ; Salv. ^- Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 133 

 (1881) ; Tacz. P. Z. S. 1882, p. 6; id. Orn. Perou, p. 464 (1884; ; 

 Coues, Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. p. 302 (1884). 



Adult male. General colour black, streaked with white on the 

 sides of the back and scapulars, the oixter webs of which are 

 white ; rump uniform black like the centre of the back ; lesser 

 wing-coverts black ; median coverts white ; greater coverts black, 

 edged with ashy olive and tipped with white, the inner ones white, 

 black only in the centre or on the inner w^eb ; bastard-wing and 

 primary-coverts black ; quills black, edged with ashy olive, inner 

 secondaries more broadly with white ; upper tail-coverts black, the 

 lateral ones edged with ashy ; tail-feathers black, edged with ashy ; 

 outer tail-feathers white, with the external web black, extending 

 across the tip of the inner web and increasing in extent towards 

 the centre of the tail, the white becoming gradually reduced to a 

 narrow edging ; crown of the head, nape, and hind neck black, with a 

 broad sincijntal streak of golden yellow ; lores black, a broad 

 eyebrow of golden yellow from the base of the nostrils and sides of 

 the neck : upper and lower edges of the eyelid golden yellow, as also 

 a patch below the eye ; ear-coverts as well as the anterior and 

 posterior margin of the eyelid black ; sides of the neck pale yellow ; 

 checks, throat, and lore neck golden orange ; breast, sides of the 

 body, and Hanks pale yellow, streaked with black ; abdomen, thighs, 



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