MNIOTILTIDA. — CLXXIII. 305 
aa. Tail not shorter than wing; its feathers not half concealed by coverts. 
(Geothlypis.) 
990. G. trichas (L.). Maryitanp YELLow Turoat. Olive 
green; forehead and broad mask extending down sides of head and 
neck jet black, bordered behind with clear ash; under parts yellow, 
clear on throat and breast; Q obscurely marked, without black 
mask and with less yellow. L. 44. W. 21. T. 2h. U.S., abun- 
dant in thickets; a pretty bird with a lively song. Replaced W., 
by var. occidentalis Brewster, larger and brighter, the belly clear 
yellow instead of buffy whitish. Rocky Mts., E. to Ga. and IIL. 
(rptyas, some small bird.) 
516. ICTERIA Vieillot. (ikrepos, yellowness, as jaundice.) 
991. I. virens (L.). YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Olive green; 
throat and breast bright yellow; belly abruptly white; lores black; 
a white superciliary line; wings and tail plain; tarsus almost 
booted. L. 74. W. 34. T. 34. U. S., southerly, N. to Mass. 
and Wis.; a loud, quaint songster. 
517. SYLVANIA Nuttall. (Lat., sylvan.) 
a. Tail feathers blotched with white; no wing bars. 
992. S. mitrata (Gmelin). HoopEpD WarRBLER. Bright yellow 
olive; breast, crown, and neck all around jet black, enclosing a 
broad golden mask; under parts from the breast bright yellow; 9 
olive instead of black. L.5. W. 23. T. 24. E.U. S., southerly, 
N. to L. Erie; a singular and beautiful species. (Lat., mitred.) 
aa. Tail feathers plain dusky; no wing bars. 
993. S. pusilla (Wilson). GREEN BLACK-cAPPED WARBLER. 
Clear yellow olive; crown glossy black; forehead, lores, sides of 
head and entire under parts bright yellow; 2 with less black. L. 
43, W. 24. T. 21. U.S. (Lat., weak.) 
994. S. canadensis (L.). CANADA WARBLER. Bluish ash; 
crown streaked with black; under parts clear yellow; crissum white; 
lores black, continuous with black under the eye; this passing as a 
chain of black streaks down the side of the neck encircling the 
breast like a necklace; a yellow superciliary streak; 9 similar, with 
less black. L. 51. W. 2%. T. 24. E. U. S., to the Missouri, 
frequent; one of the-handsomest Warblers. 
518. SETOPHAGA Swainson. (ons, moth; dayds, eating.) 
995. S. ruticilla (L.). AMERICAN Repstart. Black; sides 
of breast and large blotches on wings and tail orange-red; belly 
white, reddish tinged; no wing bars; 9 olive, marked with creamy 
yellow instead of red. L. 54. W. 23. T. 2}. E. N. Am., very 
abundant ; a handsome and active fly-catcher. 
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