66 BIRDS. 



Penn., Central Indiana and Kansas; rare northward. 

 A neat, plain species, with the habits of a creeper. 



11. D. kirtlandi, Bd. Kirtland's Warbler. Ashy 

 blue abov^e; yellow and streaked below; lores black; L. 

 5-J-; W. 2f; T. 2f. Ohio and the Bahamas. Two or 

 three specimens known. 



1;^. D. discolor, ( Vieill.) Bd. Prairie Warbler. Olive 

 yellow; back with a patch of red spots; forehead, 

 superciliary line, wing bars and under parts bright 

 yellow; streaked below; sides of head with black; $ 

 similar; L. -i^; W. 2^; T. 'Z, E. U. S., N. to Mass. and 

 Ills.; chiefly in evergreen thickets. An elegant species. 



13. D. virens, (Gm.) Bd. Black -Throated Greex 

 Warbler. Clear yellow olive; sides of head rich 

 yellow; whole throat and breast jet black, the color 

 extending along the sides; otherwise whitish below; $ 

 and winter birds with the black interrupted or veiled 

 with yellowish; L. 5; W. 24-; T. 'Z^. E. U. S.; abundant. 



14. D. pinus, (Wils.) Bd. Pixe-Creeping Warbler. 

 Yellow olive above; under parts and superciliary line 

 yellow; no sharp markings any where; ? more grayish; 

 L. 5 J; W. 3; T. 2^. E. U. S., N. to Mass. and L. 

 Superior; abundant in evergreen forests. 



15. D. palmarum, (Gm.) Bd. Yellow Red -Poll 

 Warbler. Palm Warbler. Brownish olive alcove, 

 somewhat streaked, rump brighter; crown bright chest- 

 nut; superciliary line and under parts yellow with ])rown 

 streaks; no wing bars; $ similar; L. 5; W. 2f ; T. 2^. 

 E. N. x\.; abundant; terrestrial; less beautiful than 

 most of the group. 



8. SIURUS, Swainson. Water Thrushes. 



1. S. auricapillus, (L.) Sw. Goldex - Croavned 

 Thrush. Oven - Bird, Bright olive green, white 



