DENDROICA. 193 
Landbeck, in Wiegmann’s Archiv fiir Naturgesch. for 1864, page 
56, describes as new a Dendroica atricapilla, collected at Valdivia, 
Chile, in June 17,1858. Without expressing a definite opinion on 
the subject, I cannot distinguish this bird, by his description, from D. 
striata, although the dimensions appear rather smaller. 
D. striata, D. coronata, and D. xstiva are the only species of the 
genus that occur as far north as the shores of the Arctic Ocean. 
Very many specimens in the collection from the whole United 
States east of the Missourj plains, as well as from the interior of 
British North America; also— 
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No. | No. .| Age. 
18,084 | 80 | ¢g | Grosvater Bay, Lab.| July 17, °59.} Elliot Coues. Elliot Coues. 
0-92) |- is .. | Labrador. Sate Williams’ Coll. So0ceL 
20,639 471 | .. | Fort George, H. B. | July 7, °60. CrDresdeniluyesieyn vider ete 
27,330 | 1,215 | 2 | Ft. Youkon. Junel0,’61.|} R. Kennicott. R. Kennicott. 
31,124 71 | .. | Peel’s River. Pt CHP Gand etn or eee stccerae 
31,423 355 Fort Anderson. June 21. Ry RieMeRarlanei.| ses scsese 
22,64) 586 Fort Good Hope. Sept. 1861. B. R. Ross. J. 8. Onion. 
22,641 567 Fort Simpson. oe ae te om| wee Seats 
22 631 672 | .. | Big Island, S. Lake. mare sf J. Reid. 
22,800 427} .. | Fort Rae, C. June13,’61.| L. Clark, Jr. L. Clark, Jr. 
19,504 621 | g¢ | Ft. Resolution,‘ June 7, ’60. R. Kennicott. R. Kennicott. 
34,522 .. | Nassan, Bahamas. | May 12, 64. CSE Eitzzeral de | 8) wea 
105 | @ | Bogota, 56 Cab: Lawrence: i |.) conics 
(27,330.) With eggs. 
Among the American Sylvicolide is a group of what may be 
ealled ‘‘ Golden Warblers,” having, as their common characters, the 
body yellowish-green above, golden yellow beneath ; the quills and 
tail feathers dark brown, margined internally with yellow, externally 
with the color of the back; the breast and sides streaked with 
orange brown, of which color is also sometimes the head. This 
combination of characters is peculiar to the group, and especially 
the yellow of the inner webs of the tail feathers, which is found in 
no other American Warblers. Originally represented by a single 
species—the familiar D. xstiva of the United States—the list has 
recently been largely increased. All except xstiva belong to Middle 
America, or the northern part of South America, but especially to 
the West Indies, where, it is probable, that each large island will be 
found to have its own peculiar representative, as is the case to a 
greater or less extent with Certhiola, Loxigilla, Saurothera, Todus, 
and many other genera. The diagnostic characters of the male 
birds of the best known species are as follow :— 
13 April, 1865, 
