BIRDS — SYLVICOLIDAE — HELMINTHOPHAGA BACHMANI. 



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HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRYSOPTERA, Cabanis. 



Golden-winged Warbler. 



MotaalU ehnjsnjiUra, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. I, 17fi6, 333.— Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 971. 



Sylvia chryioptera, Lath.*m, Index Orn. II, 1790 — Wilson, Am, Orn. II, 1810, 113 ; pi. xv, f. 5. — Bohap. Am Orn. 



I, 1825, 12 ; pi. i, f. 3. (9)— Ib. Synopsis, 1828, 87. 

 Syhicola chrysiptera, Richardson, List, 1837. 

 Feniiiiiorn chrysnplera, (Swainson) Bonap. List, 1838. 



Hdinaia chnjsnplera, AuD. Syn. 1«39, G7.— Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 91 ; pi. 107. 

 Helmitlieros chrysoptera, Bonap. Consp. 1850, 315. 

 Helminthophaga chrysnplera, Cabanis, Mus. Hcin. 1850- '51, 20. 

 Motacilla flavifrons, G.melin, Syst Nat. I, 1788, 976. 

 Sylvia flavifrons, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790, 527. 



Sp. Ch. — Upper parts uniform bluish gray ; the liead above and a large patch on the wings yellow. A broad streak from the 

 bill through and behind the eye, with the chin, throat, and fore part of tlie breast, black. The external edge of the yellow 

 crown continuous with a broad patch on the side of the occiput above the auriculars, a broad maxillary stripe widening on the 

 side of the neck, the under parts generally, with most of the inner webs of the outer three tail feathers white ; the sides of the 

 body pale ash color. Female siniilar, but duller. Length, about 5 inches ; wing, 2.65 ; tail, 2.25. 



Huh. — Eistern United States to the Missouri. Bogota. (Sclater.) 



The bill is rather shorter than the head, and black ; the feet brown. The edges of the 

 secondaries and tertials are olive green. There is a small white patch on the fourth tail feather. 

 A summer male has the back and belly strongly tinged with olive. 



List of specimens. 



HELMINTHOPHAGA BACHMAISri, Cabanis. 



Bachman's Warbler. 



Sylvia bachmani, Aitdubon, Orn. Eiog. II, 1834, 483 ; 183. 



Syhicola bachmani. Rich. List, 1837. 



Vermivora bachmani, Bonap. List, 1838. 



Hellnaia bachmani, Add. Syn. 1839, 68 —Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 93 ; pi. 108. 



Hdmitheros bachmani, Bonap. Consp. 1850, 315. 



Helminthophaga bachmani, Cabanis, Journ. f. Orn. Ill, 1855, 475. (Cubi.) 



Sp.'Ch. — Above olive green, as also are the sides of the head and neck. Hind head tinged with ash. A broid patch on the 

 forehead, bordered behind by black ; chin, stripe from this along the side of the throat, and the entire under parts deep yellow 

 Throat and fore part of breast black. A patch on the inner web of the outer two tail feathers near the end white. Length, 

 4.50; wing, 2.35; tail, 2.05. 



Htti).— South Atlantic States. Cuba ; (Cabanis.) 



The bill of this species is much attenuated and considerably decurved. The tail is nearly 



