CATALOGUE OF VERTEBRATES. 555 



H. pinus, L. Blue-winged Yellow Warbler. 



Olive yellow ; crown and all under parts bright yellow ; wiog 

 bars whitish ; black stripe from eye to bill ; sexes alike. Length, 

 4| inches ; tail, 2 inches. Resembles a Protonotaria, or Golden 

 Swamp Warbler, but is smaller. The latter belongs to the 

 Lower Mississippi Valley, in willow swamps, and rarely visits 

 the Atlantic coast north of Georgia. 



" Not very rare. Seen generally in Cape May county when 

 found in the State. Re-appears in September for a few days. 

 Prefers large evergreen trees, keeping generally near their tops." 



H. leucobronchialis, Brewst. Brewster's Warbler. White-throated 



Warbler. 



Probably a variety of preceding, with back and rump ash 

 gray ; lower parts white ; sides tinged ash gray ; wing bands 

 yellow or white, broad or narrow ; varies by small gradations 

 into the preceding [H. pinus). 



H. peregrina, Wils. Tennessee Warbler. 



Olive green ; no crown patch ; white or slightly yellow below; 

 no white blotches on tail feathers. Length, 4i inches; tail. If 

 inches. 



" Rare. Arrives in May and again in September. Author 

 shot a single specimen in July, 1863, but saw no others at that 

 time. Thickly-tangled vegetation is its preferred haunt." — 

 [C. C. A.] 



H. celata, Say. Orange-crowned Warbler. 



Olive green ; never ashy on head ; orange-brown crown patch 

 more or less concealed ; greenish yellow below ; female duller. 

 Length, 4| inches; tail, 2 inches. Migrates from Alaskan 

 region south through Mississippi Valley. Rare east of Alle- 

 ghanies. 



H. ruficapilla, Wils. Nashville Warbler. 



Olive green ; ashy on head and neck ; bright chestnut crown 

 patch more or less concealed ; bright yellow below ; ring around 

 eye pale. Length, 4f inches ; . tail, 2 inches. 



" Moderately abundant. Arrives in May, and again in Sep- 

 tember. A few remain during the summer. Prefers large 

 deciduous trees, keeping near the tops of them. Strictly 

 inoffensive." 



