Appendix. 



162. ' Myrtle "Warbler; De?idroica coronata 

 (Linn.). 



Adult male in summer, above bluish slate, the 

 back streaked with black; crown and rump 

 bright yellow; throat white ; breast black, with 

 bright yellow patches on the sides. The 

 females and winter birds are duller, the back is 

 more or less tinged with brown, and the breast 

 white streaked with black. In summer the 

 white markings on wings and tail are large and 

 prominent, but in winter they are more restricted. 

 This common eastern bird is rare in California, 

 where it occurs only as a winter visitant. 



163. Audubon's Warbler; Dendroica auduboni 

 (Towns.). 



Very similar to the preceding, but throat always 

 yellow in this species and always white in the 

 myrtle warbler. Large white patches on the 

 dark wings and tail. An abundant winter 

 visitant throughout the valleys of California, 

 breeding in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 



1 64. Black-throated Gray Warbler ; Dendroica 

 nigrescens (Towns.). 



Mostly black, white and gray, with only a yellow 

 dot in front of eye. Head black; back bluish 

 gray, streaked with black; throat black, and 

 sides streaked with black; under parts white; 

 two white streaks on face. Female with black 

 replaced by dusky markings and white slightly 

 gray in tone. Never common, breeding in 

 Coast Mountains and Sierras, migrating south 

 through the valleys. 



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