RED-FACED WARBLER 285 



Nesting Dates. — Lancaster, N. H., June 9-June 13 (Spaulding) ; 

 Bangor, Me., May 30-June 4, young a few days old (Knight) ; Listo- 

 wel, Ont., May 22-June 18 (Kells) ; Bay City, Mich., June 2, Eddy 

 (Barroii's). 



Biographical References 

 (i) W. L. Kells, Nesting of the Canadian Flycatching Warbler, (in 

 Ontario), Orn. and 061., XII, 1887, 12; (2) Ibid., Ottawa Naturalist, XV, 

 1902, 230. 



Genus CARDELLINA DuBus 



Although in Cardellina the bill is short and titmouse-like in 

 character, the rictal bristles are still fairly well-developed, though less 

 evident than in Wilsonia. 



The wing is rather long, and pointed by the second, third, and 

 fourth primaries, the first (outer) primary about equalling the fourth; 

 the tail is long, the feathers of about the same length ; the feet are dark 

 and slender. 



Cardellina rubrifrons, the only species in this genus, ranges from 

 southern Arizona and New Mexico south to Guatemala. The sexes 

 are virtually alike in color, an exception to the prevailing rule among 

 brightly colored birds. 



Red-faced Warbler 



CARDELLINA RUBRIFRONS (Giraud) Plate XXIV 



Distinguishing Characters. — This species is so unlike any other of our 

 Warblers as to render comparison unnecessary. Length (skin), 4.80; wing, 

 2.70; tail, 2.40; bill, .30. 



Adult 3, S/Ttng.— Forehead, cheeks, most of eye-ring, throat, upper breast 

 and band back of auriculars bright red, crown and auriculars black, nuchal 

 patch white, sometimes tinged with pink, back, wings and tail gray; rump 

 white sometimes tinged with pink, median wing-coverts tipped with white ; lower 

 breast and belly tinged with pink. 



Adult <S, Fa//.— Similar to adult d" in Spring but nape and rump often 

 rose-tinged, back sometimes suffused with red. 



Young (S, Fa//.— Similar to adult 3 in Fall, but plumage sometimes with a 

 brownish wash in places. 



Adult ?, S'/'HW^.- Similar to adult ^ in Spring and generally indistinguish- 

 able from it but red sometimes duller. 



Adult $, Fa//.— Not certainly distinguishable from adult c? in Fall. 



Young $, Fa//.— Like adult $ in Fall. 



Nestling. — Above grayish brown; crown browner, nape buffy; rump white; 

 throat and breast grayish brown, belly white; wing-coverts fuscous edged with 

 brown and narrowly but distinctly tipped with buff. 



General Distribution. — Mexican Tableland north to Arizona and 

 New Mexico. 



