BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 55 
PARULA AMERICANA. (Linn) 
BLUE YELLOW-BACKED WARBLER. 
Winter Plumage, Male.— Above, blue; a slight tinge of yellow 
upon the crown and nape; middle of the back with a broad patch 
of greenish yellow; throat and breast, yellow, with an imperfect band 
of blue across the jugulum anterior to one of brown intermixed 
with yellow; a small white spot on the eyelid; sides of the head, 
ashy blue; two well-defined white bands on the wings; belly, white, 
shading into ash upon the sides and flanks, and yellowish upon the 
crissum; tail, with the exception of the two middle feathers, show- 
ing a patch of white upon the inner webs. 
Winter Plumage, Female. — Above, olive; under parts, dull 
white, sometimes showing a tinge of brownish on the breast. 
Length 4.40, wing 2.35, tail 2, tarsus .65. 
Not uncommon during the winter. All the specimens procured 
were taken at Nassau, N. P., but there is no doubt that it ranges 
throughout the islands, as it is known to have a much greater 
southern range than the Bahamas. Dr. Bryant found it common 
during his visit to these islands in 1866. 
All the specimens obtained by me were killed among the small 
trees bordering the road; but none were seen in the “ pine barrens,” 
