CATALOGUE OF VERTEBRATES. 557 



D. coerulescens, Gmel. {canadensis — Abbott's Catalogue.) Black- 



throated Blue Warbler. 



No wiug bars ; a white spot on primaries near their bases ; 

 color rich gray blue, with dusky streaks on back ; black throat, 

 neck and sides of body ; white below ; quills black, edged with 

 blue; female obscurely marked, dull olive green. Length, oh 

 inches ; tail, 2 J inches. 



"Arrives earlier than any of the warblers, and is a very com- 

 mon species. Has not been noticed breeding in the State. Re- 

 appears in September, and lingers with us till frost." 



D. coronata, L. Yellow-rumped Warbler. Myrtle Warbler. 



Throat white ; crown and rump (and sides of breast) yellow ; 

 white and streaked below ; wing patch white ; no white blotch 

 on primaries ; bluish ash above, streaked with black ; female 

 and young with less yellow on breast and head ; brownish. 

 Length, 5f inches ; tail, 2J inches. 



" Very abundant, arriving not unfrequently as early as March. 

 Do not remain during the summer. Appears to prefer the neigh- 

 borhood of small creeks, though is everywhere to be found, 

 especially where there are large deciduous trees." 



D. auduboni, Towns. Audubon's Warbler. 



Similar to D. coronata, but throat yellow and sides of head 

 dark leaden ; no white streaks above and behind eye, but a white 

 spot on each eyelid ; male has a large white wing patch ; female 

 with two white wing bars, and chest ashy, spotted with black. 

 Length, 5| inches ; tail, 2J inches. A western species ; rare in 

 the east. 



" Very rare. Single specimens have occasionally been taken ; 

 the last seen by the author was shot May 29th, I860."— [C. C. A .] 



D. malculosa, Gmel. Black and Yellow Warbler. Magnolia Warbler. 



Rump yellow ; crown clear ash ; yellow and streaked below ; 

 back black, with olive skirtings ; a white stripe behind eye ; 

 sides of head black ; under tail coverts white ; female more oli- 

 vaceous, with less black. Length, 5 inches ; tail, 2 J inches. 



"Arrives early in May, and is one of the most active and 

 restless of the warblers. Seems to have no preference of locality 

 and is abundant among the shade trees of the cities. Non6 re- 

 main during the summer. Re-appears in September." 



