/. DENDECECA. 323 



p. 617; Co?ies, Key N. Amer. B. p. 104 (187i0 ; id. B. Color. 

 Vail. p. 249 (1878) ; Cory, B. Bahamas, p. 66 (1880) ; Bklyw. 

 Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 21, p. 18 (1881) ; Coties, Key N. Amer 

 B. 2nd ed. p. 306 (1884) ; Rkhjiv. Auk, i. p. 389 (1884). 

 Mniotilta kirtlandi, Gray, Hatul-l. B. i. p. 241, no. 3492 (1869). 



Above slate-blue, the feathers of the crown with a narrow, those 

 of the middle of the back with a broader, streak of black ; a narrow 

 frontlet involving the lores, the anterior end of the eye, and the 

 space beneath it (possibly the whole auriculars) black ; the rest of 

 the eyelids white. The nndcrparts are clear yellow (almost white 

 on the under tail-coverts) ; the breast with small spots, and sides 

 of the body with short streaks, of black. The greater and middle 

 wing-coverts, quills, and tail-feathers are edged with dull whitish ; 

 the two outer tail-feathers have a dull white spot near the end of 

 the inner web, largest on the first. Length 5'50 inches, wing 2-80, 

 tail 2"70. {Baird., Brewer, and Ridgway.) 



Hah. Eastern United States. 



31. Dendroeca pinus. 



The Pine Creeper, Cateshy, H. N. Carol, i. p. 61, pi. 61 (1771). 



La M^sange d'Amerique, Briss. Orn. iii. p. 576 (1760). 



Sylvia pinus, Wils. Amer. Orn. iii. p. 25, pi. 19. fig. 4 (1811) ; 



Aucliib. B. Atiier. pi. Ill ; id. Orn. Biogr. ii. p. 232 (1834). 

 Thriothrurus (?) pinus, Sieph. Gvn. Zuol. xiv. p. 194 (1826, pt.). 

 Sylvia vigorsi, Auduh. B. Amer. pi. 30 ; id. Orn. Biogr. i. p. 153 (1832). 

 Vireo vigorsii, Nutt. Man, i. p. 318 (1832). 



Sylvicola pinus, Jard. ed. Wils. Amer. Orn. i. p. 316, pi. 19. fig 4 

 (1832); Richards. Eep. Brit. Assoc. 1836-37, p. 172; Bp. Comp. 

 List B. Bur. ^ N. Amer. p. 22 (1838) ; Attdiib. Syn. p. 39 (1854) ; 

 id. B. Amer. ii. p. 37, pi. 82 (1841) ; Woodh. in Sitgr. Expl. Zuni 

 R. p. 70 (1853) ; Jones, Nat. Berm. p. 59 (1859). 

 Vermivora pinus, Swains. Classif. B. ii. p. 245 (18.37). 

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

 Ehimamphus pinus, Bp. Consp. i. p. 311 (1850). 

 Dendroica pinus, Baird, B. N. Amer. p. 277 (1858) ; id. Rev. Atner, 

 B.J). 190 (1865) ; Baird, Breicer, ^ Ridgw. Hist. N. Amer. B i 

 p. 268, pi. 13. fig. 6 (1874) ; Breivst. Ann. Lye. N. Y. xi. p. 136 

 (1875). 

 Dendroeca pinus, Sclater, Cat. Amer. B. p. 31 (1862) ; McBwr. 

 Proc. Essex Inst. v. 1866, p. 86 ; Allen, Bull. Mm. Comp. Zool. 

 Camhr. ii. p. 268 (1871) ; Coues, Key N. Amer. B. p. 105 (1872) • 

 id. B. N.-West, p. 69 (1874); id. B. Color. Vail. p. 251 (1878) ; 

 Cory, B. Bahamas, p. 69 (1880) ; Ridgw. Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus'. 

 no. 21, p. 18 (1881) ; Conj, B. S. Domingo, p. 33 (1884) ; Coues, 

 Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. p. 307 (1884). 

 Dendro3ca pina, Coues, Proc. Essex Inst. v. p. 272 (1868) Maynard 

 B. Florida, p. 48 (1873). 



Adult male. General colour above dark olive-yellow, rather duUer 

 on the mantle and back ; lesser and median wing-coverts ashy gre)', 

 the former washed with olive-yellow, the latter tipped with greyish 

 white, the greater coverts dusky blackish, edged with ashy grey, 

 becoming greyish white at the ends, and thus forming a double 

 wing-bar; bastard-wing blackish, narrowly margined with white; 



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