INSESSORES : SYLVICOLID^E. l8l 



the central third of the tail and a large patch upon the 

 wing white, and large black streaks on the under parts. 



Kirtland's Warbler, D. Kirtlandii, Baird, of Ohio, is 

 five and a half inches long, the wing two and eight tenths 

 inches, blue above streaked with black, the sides of the 

 head and inferior streaks black, and a white patch at the 

 end of the tail. 



The Yellow-Red Tol^D.palmarum, Baird, of the United 

 States east of the Mississippi, is five inches long, the wing 

 nearly two and a half inches, the crown, sides of the head, 

 and inferior streaks rufous, rump greenish-yellow, a white 

 spot on the end of the tail, superciliary streak and under 

 parts yellow. 



The Cape May Warbler, D. tigrina, Baird, of the United 

 States east of the Mississippi, is five and a quarter inches 

 long, the wing nearly three inches, the bill acute and de- 

 curved, the color olive above, rump and under parts yel- 

 low, crown blackish, sides of the head chestnut. 



G. Those of this group have the throat yellow, and 

 not separated from the belly by pectoral streaks. 



The Carbonated Warbler, D. carbonata, Baird, of Ken- 

 tucky, is fgur and three quarters inches long, olive green 

 above, spotted with black, crown black, beneath yellow- 

 ish, a band on the wing and edge of the tail whitish. 



The Yellow-throated Warbler, D, superciliosa, Baird, 

 from Pennsylvania to the Missouri, is over five inches long, 

 the wing over two and a half inches, the back slate-col- 

 ored, under parts white, crown and sides of the head and 

 neck black, superciliary stripe yellow, changing to white 

 behind. 



The Prairie Warbler, D. discolor, Baird, of the Atlantic 

 States, is nearly five inches long, the wing two and a 

 quarter inches ; olivaceous above, the back streaked with 

 red ; under parts and superciliary stripe yellow, and a 

 black mark on the side of the head. 



