302 AVES: PASSEKES. — XLVI. 



scurely marked, known by the Motch on the primaries. L. 5^. 

 W. 2|. T. 2^. E. N. Am. ; an elegant species, common. (Lat., 

 bluish.) 



cc. No white spot on primary quills. 



971. D. coronata (L.). Yellow-kumi'ed Wakblkk. liluish 

 ash above, streaked with black ; white below with larfje black area 

 on breast ; crown j)atch, rump and sides of breast bright yellow, 

 there being four definite yellow places ; 9 •'■"J young brownish, 

 with less yellow on breast and head. L. 5|. W. 3. T. 2^. U. S., 

 very abundant. The earliest migrant ; represented W. of Kocky 

 Mts. by D. auduboni Townsend, very similar but with the throat 

 yellow. (Lat., crowned.) 



972. D. maculosa (Gmelin). Black and Yellow Warhler. 

 Back black, with olive skirtings ; rump yellow ; head clear ash ; a 

 white stripe behind eye ; sides of head black ; under parts rich yel- 

 low, with black streaks which are conlluent on breast ; crissum 

 white ; 9 similar, more olivaceous, with much less black. L. 5. 

 W. 2^. T. 2^. E. N. Am. ; a brilliant little bird, cunnnon. (Lat., 

 spotty.) 



97;^. D. rara (Wilson). C.ehulean Wahuleu. Piright blue 

 witli black streaks; white below; breast and sides with streaks 

 of slaty l)lue ; 9 "ot streaked, greenish above, slightly yellowish be- 

 low. L. 4f W. 2^. T. 2. E. U. S., N. to L. Erie, common S. W. ; 

 a dainty species. 



974. D. pennsylvanica (L.). Chestxut-sided Warhler. 

 Blackish above, much streaked with whitish and olive ; crown clear 

 yellow ; black patch about eye ; pure white below ; a line of bright 

 chestnut streaks along sides ; wing patch yellowish (never clear 

 white) ; 9 similar but with less chestnut and black. L. 5. W. 

 2^. T. 2}. E. N. Am., abundant, especially N. ; very pretty. 



975. D. castanea (Wilson). Bay-breasted Warbler. 

 Autumn Warbler. Back ashy olive, streaked with black ; 

 forehead and sides of head black, enclosing a large deep chestnut 

 < rown patch; chin, throat and sides chestnut, otherwise pale buffy 

 bi'low ; 9 "lore olivaceous with less chestnut ; young scari-ely dis- 

 tinguishable from striata, but the latter has crissum white instead 

 of buffy ; castanea is less streaked on sides. L. 5. W. 3. T. 2^. 

 E. N. Am., not rare. (Lat., chestnut.) 



976. D. striata (Forster). Black-poll Warbler. Ashy 

 olive, white below ; almost everywhere streaked with black, the 

 streaks below narrow ; whole top of head jmre black ; 9 "lore oli- 

 vaceous, slijihtly yellowish below ; rather large. L. b^. W. 8. 

 T. 2^. E. N. Am. ; the last to migrate, " bringing up the rear of 

 the warl)ler-h()sts ; when the Black-Polls aj)pear in force, the col- 

 lecting season is aljout over." (C'oues.) (Lat., striped.) 



