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yellow on the throat and fore breast. Feathers of the head strongly tinged with greenish ; 
secondaries, or some of them, edged with greenish yellow ; sides tinged with brown. . ~~ 
FreMALE IN FALL.—Whole upper parts light greenish olive, strongly marked with yellowish 
green between the wings. Throat, chin, and fore part of breast yellow; across the throat 
slightly tinged with reddish brown. Lower parts dirty white, passing to pale yellow about the 
vent ; edges of secondaries like the head. 
List of specimens. 
Catal.| Sex. Locality. When col- Whence obtained. | Orig. | Collected by— | Length. | Stretch | Wing. Remarks, 
lected. No. of wings. 
May 3, 1845 | S.F. Baird ...6000. 
Sept. 23, 1842 youn Ssleiine'sises v0 
.| Sept. 16, 1842 |..... Os suseaieemss 
April 28, 1845 | ceeees dO... wecccccees 
10101 | G | Washington, D.C.... .|...esseseseeee | J.C. McQuire...00. 
7489 |...-0. Rockport, Ohio .sseeass[esee sess eveees | J. P. Kirtland ..... 
3 | Cook county, Ill....... May 14 cconst ules MCNULCOL bc cewes|snaisina lass 
Q | South Mlinois.... pI May 15 sscse0i|saces. GO} se eccisssees 
6974 | 4 | St. Louis, Mo..........| May 8, 1857 | Lieut. Bryan....... 
8649 |... Cape Florida .....s.e.- Sept. 27, 1857 | @. Wurdemann.... Upper mandible, black ; 
lower, yellow ; legs, 
light green. 
6497 | G | Key Biscayne, Fla..... April 10.....- pa deeadOvacanctyssses lire ivisalbesteateses aed seawsleceetstecheass ove lesee wees |sesesareces 
4671 | Q | Mouth of Platte river ..} April 27, 1850 | Lieut. Warren.....]...... Dr. Hayden....| 4.12 6.62 2.00 |... “6 Eton 
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PROTONOTARIA, Baird. 
The diagnosis of this section will be found in the synopsis of the genera under the head of 
Mniotilteae. It is well characterized by its long, distinctly notched bill, and long wings, which 
are an inch longer than the slightly graduated tail, (the lateral feathers about .12 of an inch 
shorter.) The under tail coverts are very long, reaching within half an inch of the tip of the 
tail. The tarsi and hind toe are proportionally longer than in the true warblers. The notch 
and great size of the bill distinguishes it from the swamp warblers. 
The only North American species belonging to the group appears to be the old Sylvia 
protonotaria of Gm. 
PROTONOTARIA CITREA, Baird. 
Prothonotary Warbler. 
‘© Motacilla citrea, Bopparrt, Tabl. pl. enl. 704, f. 2, 1783,” (G. R. Gray.) 
Mniolilta citrea, Gray, Genera. 
Motacilla protonotarius, GMELIN, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 972. 
Sylvia protonotarius, Latuam, Ind. Orn. IH, 1790, 542.—Vierxor, Ois. Am. IT, 1807, 27; pl. lxxxiii— Witson, Am. 
Orn. II], 1811, 72; pl. xxiv, f. 3.—Avp. Orn. Biog. I, 1832, 22: V, 1838, 460; pl. 3. 
Sylvia (Dacnis) protonotarius, Bon. Obs. Wils. J. A. N. S. IV, 1825, 196.—Avp. Orn. Biog. pl. 3, name on plate. 
Vermivora protonotarius, Bonar. List, 1838. 
Helinaia protonotarius, Aup. Syn. 1839, 67.—In. Birds Am. II, 1841, 89; pl. 106. 
Helmitherus protonotarius, Bonar. Conspectus, 1850, 314. 
Compsothlypis protonotarius, Can. Mus. Hein, 1850, 20. (Not type.) 
Ficedula canadensis major, Brisson, Ois. III, 1760, 308; pl. xxvi, f. 1.—Borron, V, 316: VI, 191; enl. 704, f. 2. 
Sp. Cu.—Bill very large ; as long as the head. Head and neck all round, with the entire under parts, including the tibiae, 
rich yellow, excepting the anal region and under tail coverts, which are white, Back dark olive green, witha tinge of yellow ; 
