GEOTHLYPIS. 219 
Smith-|Collec-| Sex When 
sonian| tor’s | and Locality. Gallected Received from Collected by 
No. No. | Age. Cee 
10,153 Q Union County, Ill. | May 15. R. Kennicott. R. Kennicott. 
12,196 ne Cherokee Nation. July 15, 749. Dr. Woodhouse. | Dr. Woodhouse. 
32,236 58 od | Liberty County. Ga | aia Prof Lecontoy 9). Weiss... 
30,680 | 207 .. | Choctun, Vera Paz. | Jan. 1860. O. Salvin. Salvin & Godman. 
3e 11t ». | Guatemala. iat Cab. Tawrencas 8 5" 9 ctsc-te 
GHOTHLYFIS, Cas. 
Trichas, Swatns. Zool. Jour. 1827, 167 (not of GuoceEr). 
Geothlypis, Cas. Wiegm. Archiv, 1847, 1, 316, 349. (Type Turdus tri- 
chas, Lixn.)—Batnp, Birds N. Am. 1858, 240. 
Species of Geothlypis are found throughout America, some of 
them having a wide distribution. Most, however, belong to the 
northern and middle sections of the continent. They may be 
arranged as follows :— 
Forehead crossed by a broad black mask, which passes over the 
eyes, cheeks, and ears. Crown and occiput without a pure 
ashy patch. 
The black mask bordered above and behind by whitish of 
more or less extent ; nape tinged with brown. 
Beneath yellow; belly and anal region whitish in 
distinct contrast ; lining of wings white. Mask 
narrowly bordered by bluish-gray : = 
Beneath throughout uniform rich yellow; lining 
of wings yellow. Mask broadly bordered by 
bluish-white . : . : . 
The black mask without whitish border, and extending 
farther back on the head. 
Beneath, including inside of wings, yellow . : 
Paler green above; brighter yellow beneath than 
‘the last : : 5 s 5 . : 
Forehead crossed by a narrow black mask, which extends to 
the eyes, sometimes through them over the ears; not bo.- 
dered behind by whitish. Top of head ashy, in decided 
contrast. Beneath yellow. 
The black extending through the eye over the ears. Eye- 
lids black. 
Bill slender ; the height less than half the distance 
from nostrils to tip; culmen nearly straight. 
Ashy of crown extending over side of head 
to the black of the ears c . . 
Bill stouter; height about equal to half the dis- 
trichas. 
. melanops. 
speciosa. 
semiflava. 
velata. 
