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Orange-crowned Warbler (Helminthophila celata) (Long's Exp., 

 1823). Mniotilta varia was the "Black and White Creeper" of 

 Edwards (Glean., Vol. VI, received from Bartram who gave it its 

 name). In his 'Travels' Bartram calls it the "blue and white striped 

 or pied creeper" (p. 289). Of the Prothonotary Warbler Pennant 

 (Arct. Zool., II, 30) says: "Inhabits Louisiana. Called there le Pro- 

 tonotaria; but the reason has not reached us." Probably in allusion 

 to the vestures of that office. Many species of warblers were earlier 

 known by the various names of "flycatcher," "titmouse," and 

 "creeper" according to their peculiar habits, the specific vernacular 

 being mainly in relation to color. Dendroica e&rulescens was the 

 "Blue Flycatcher" of Edwards (Glean., pi. 252 — received from 

 Bartram); the "Black-throat" of Pennant (Arct. Zool., II, 285); 

 the "Black-throated Warbler" of Latham, and the "Black-throated 

 Blue Warbler" as first applied by Wilson. Wilson first named the 

 "Caerulean Warbler." The "Black poll Warbler" appears as 

 such in Latham and Pennant, "poll" or "pole" being an early 

 name for "head" as in our "poll tax." The Yellow-throated 

 Warbler" (D. dominica) was "The Yellow-throated Creeper" 

 of Catesby (I, 61). The "Blue Winged Yellow Warbler" (Hel- 

 minthophila pinus) was formerly confused with the "Pine creeper" 

 of Catesby (D. vigorsii), hence pinus as applied to this species of 

 Helminthophila. Its vernacular is a clear translation by Wilson 

 of Bartram's " Parns aureus alls ceruleis — Blue winged yellow 

 bird." In like manner H. chrysoptera was the " Parus alis aureus" 

 of Bartram, the "Golden-winged Flycatcher" of Edwards (from 

 Bartram), and the " Golden-winged Warbler " of Wilson and later 

 authors. Wilson first bestowed the names "Bay-breasted" and 

 "Chestnut-sided" upon D. castanea and D. pensylvanica. The 

 former was Bartram's "little chocolate breast titmouse" (Travels, 

 292) and the latter his "golden crown flycatcher." This last 

 species, also, was the "Red-throated Flycatcher" of Edwards and 

 the "Bloody-side Warbler" of Turton as a result of Edwards's 

 badly colored plate. D. virens was the "Green Black-throated 

 Flycatcher" of Bartram and the "Black-throated Green Fly- 

 catcher" of Edwards (Glean., VI, pi. 300, from Bartram). The 

 "Hooded Warbler" (Sylvania mitrata) is figured by Catesby 

 under the name of "The Hooded Titmouse" (I, 60). 



