64 BIRDS. 



1. D. (Estiva, (Gm.) Bd. SUMMER WARBLER. GOLDEN 

 WARBLER. Chiefly golden yellow; back olive yellow; 

 breast and sides with orange brown streaks; quills 

 dusky, edged with yellow; $ similar, scarcely streaked; 

 L. 5; W. 2J; T. 2. America; everywhere abundant. 



2. D. ccerulescens, (L.) Bd. BLACK - THROATED BLUE 

 WARBLER. Rich gray blue, with a few dusky streaks 

 on back; throat, sides of head, neck and sides of body 

 black, otherwise pure white below; quills black, edged 

 with blue; $ dull olive greenish, obscurely marked, known 

 by the blotch on the primaries; L. 5|; W. 2f; T. 2. 

 E. U. S.; an elegant species, not uncommon in woodland. 



3. D. coronaia, (L.) Gray. YELLOW - RUMPED WARE - 

 LER. MYRTLE WARBLER. Bluish ash above, streaked 

 with black; white below with large blackish streaks; 

 crown patch, rump and sides of breast bright yellow, 

 there being four definite yellow places; ? and young 

 brownish, with less yelloV on breast and head; L. 5|; 

 W. 3; T. 2J-. U. S., very abundant. The earliest 

 migrant. 



4. D. maculosa, (Gm.) Bd. BLACK AND YELLOW 

 WARBLER. MAGNOLIA WARBLER. Back black, with 

 olive skirtings; rump yellow; head clear ash; a white 

 stripe behind eye; sides of head black, under parts 

 (except the white crissum) rich yellow, with black streaks 

 which are confluent on breast; ? similar, more olivaceous, 

 with much less black; L. 5; W. 2J-; T. 2. E. U. S. 

 A brilliant little bird, common in woodlands. 



5. D. carulea, (Wils.) Bd. CERULEAN WARBLER. 

 Bright blue with black streaks; white below; breast and 

 sides with bluish lines; $ not streaked, greenish above, 

 slightly yellowish below; L. 4; W. 2J; T. 2. E. U. S.; 

 N. to Niagara Falls; rather rare. A dainty species. 



