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588 YELLOW-TIIIioATKD WARHLER. 



inner webs witli white ; tliese sputs are very small un the inner feathers hnt hecjuiing gradually lar", 

 towards the outer, and occupying nearly one-half of the length of first feathers, ( ISee Fig\ <To. ) Line fro... 

 • the eye to the base of the bill, chin, throat, and upper part of the breast, b.ight yellow : remainder of under 

 parts, including under wing and tail coverts, superciliary stripe, spoc on the under eyelid, patch on the side 

 of neck, white. Young, similar, but glossed with greenish above. The yellow of thJ throat is not as bright 

 and the yellow and black markings are not as extended or as conspicuous. Se.xes alike. Irides. feet and b^ill 

 brown, with the base of the under mandible lighter in young birds. 



OBSERVATIONS. 



In some specimens the terminal white spots on the tail are confined t') the tliree miter feathers. This 

 species presents some peculiarities which are not shared by any other members of the genus described in 

 these pages. The bill is extremely long, the sexes are very similar in plumage, and in habits it resembles 

 the Black and White Creeper. The sternum, however, agrees in form with those of the other Dendroica, 

 and ni many characters it is closely allied with the other members of the genus. It need not l)e confounded' 

 with any Warbler excepting D. graciae and adelaidae, from which it may bo known, by the white supercil- 

 iary line. Distributed during tlie breeding season through tlie southern portion of the eastern section of 

 the United States, North to Virginia, also, perhaps, the West Indies. A resident in Florida, Bahamas and 

 the West Indies, but I never found it on the Keys. L'ahama b'rds differ in being more yellowish or creamy 

 beneath and in having the throat slightly orange. The yellow line in front of eyes is faint but in two males 

 was confined to a mere dot, showing an approach to the sub species next given. 



DIMENSIONS. 



Average measurements of eight specimens from Fluriila. Length, -"..L'li ; stretch, s:3r, ■ wing, l'.7(i ; talk 



2.10; bill, .53; tarsus, .62. Longest specimen, 5-7.5; greatest extent of udngs, .S 75 ; longest wing;' 2 So ; tail. 



2.25 ; bill, .57 ; tarsus, .70. Shortest specimen. 4.70 ; smallest extent of win^s, 8 15 • 'shortest"win"- '• -,7 • 



tail, 2.00; bill, .50; tarsus, .()U. " '^ ""' "' ' 



DESCRIPTION OF NESTS AND EGGS. 

 The following descriptions were made for me by Mr. Ridgeway, from specimens in the Smithsonian 

 Institute. They were taken by Mr. N. Giles, at Wilmington, Nortli Carolina. I^(e.<ts, entirely hidden in a 

 thick pendant tuft of Spanish moss ( Tillandsia ) ; composed of the same material and formed"like those uf 

 the other Dendroica. It is a very pretty edifice. E(5GS, oval in form, dull white in color, with a ring uf 

 lilac, purplish sepia and black spots around the larger ends. Dimensions. .70 by .52. 



HABITS. 

 The Yellow-throiiteil Warblers tire found tlirou^lioiit tlie entire extent of Florida, 

 frequenting tiliice, ])iny woods and hammocks, tissociating with Titmice, Nuthatches tiiid 

 otlier small birds, wherever they chtuice to find them. I htive shot this species upon the 

 banks of the St. John's when it w;is .setu-ching for insects on tiie low trees in tlie iiunierons 

 swamps which abound there ; then again I have seen them on the toi)most boughs of the 

 high trees in the trackless piny woods. They are very slow of movement for Wtirblers 

 and have many of the htibits of the Black tiiid Wliite Creeper, clinging to the Hmbs and 

 running up and down the tree trunk.s, tifter the manner of thtit species." I have even seen 

 a specimen climbing about the roof of ti house. They are very unsuspicous and nniy be 

 found almost any day in autumn and early winter, on the live tuid water oaks which 

 grow in the streets of Jacksonville. 



