THE SUMMER WARBLER. 81 
PEUMAGE, ETC, 
The plumage of the adult male Summer Warbler, is of a rich golden 
or cadmium yellow. The back is of a yellowish olive tint, and is 
frequently marked with dark streaks while they may as frequently be 
wanting. The breast and sides are boldly marked with lanceolate spots 
of an orange brown, which run so closely together as to present from a 
little distance the appearance of stripes. The wings and tail are of a 
dusky hue, having all the feathers edged with yellow. The crown is of 
the same color as the under parts and often marked, especially in high 
plumage, with orange brown. Iris, bluish ; bill, dark horn-blue ; feet, pale 
brown. Length, 434 to 5 inches; extent, 7% to 734 inches; wing, 2% 
inches ; tail, 2 inches ; bill, 0.37, and tarsus, 0.68 in. 
The general coloration of the adult female, is somewhat paler than 
that of the male, the yellow olive of the upper parts extending on the 
crown, while the spots or streaks of the breast and sides are generally 
wanting. The young are still more dully colored than the female. The 
upper parts are of an ochrey-olivaceous shade including the crown, and 
the lower parts are of a dull yellowish hue, which also obtains upon the 
edgings of the tail and wings. 
