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977. D. dominica (L.). YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER. Ashy 

 blue ; throat bright yellow ; belly white ; cheeks and top of head 

 black ; superciliary line white or yellowish in front. L. 5. W. 2|. 

 T. 2J. Southern States ; N. to Pa. and N. Ind., rare N. A neat, 

 plain species with the habits of a creeper ; represented W. by var. 

 albilora Ridgway, smaller, with shorter bill, the superciliary streak 

 chiefly or entirely white, instead of yellowish as in var. dominica. 

 Miss. Valley and S. (From St. Domingo.) 



978. D. blackburniae (Gmelin). ORANGE-THROATED WAR- 

 BLER. Black above with buffy streaks ; crown patch, superciliary 

 line, sides of neck and the whole throat brilliant orange, becoming 

 yellowish on the belly ; 9 similar, but olive and yellow instead of 

 black and orange. L. 5. W. 2f . T. 2. E. N. Am., abundant 

 in migration, among the tree-tops ; the most brilliant species. 

 (To Mrs. Blackburn.) 



979. D. virens (Gmelin). BLACK-THROATED GREEN WAR- 

 BLER. Clear yellow olive ; rump ashy ; sides of head rich yel- 

 low ; whole throat and breast jet black, the color extending along 

 the sides ; otherwise whitish below ; 9 an d winter birds with 

 the black interrupted or veiled with yellowish. L. 5. W. 2. T. 

 2^. E. N. Am. ; abundant. (Lat., greenish.) 



980. D. vigors! (Audubon). PINE-CREEPING WARBLER. Yel- 

 low olive above ; under parts and superciliary line dark yellow ; no 

 sharp markings anywhere ; wing bands dull whitish, distinct only 

 in adult $ ; 9 more grayish. L. 5f. W. 3. T. 2J. E. U. S., N. 

 to Me. and N. Mich. ; abundant in pine forests, the dullest in color 

 of our species. 



981. D. kirtlandi Baird. KIRTLAND'S WARBLER. Ashy blue 

 above, back and sides streaked with black ; yellow below ; chin 

 and crissum white ; no distinct white wing bars ; lores black ; 9 

 similar, duller. L. 5J. W. 2f . T. 2f . E. U. S., quite rare. (To 

 Dr. J. P. Kirtland.) 



982. D. discolor (Vieillot). PRAIRIE WARBLER. Olive yel- 

 low ; back with a patch of red spots ; forehead, superciliary line, 

 wing bars and under parts bright yellow ; streaked below ; sides of 

 head with black ; 9 similar. L. 4f . W. 2. T. 2. E. U. S., X. 

 to Mass, and Mich. ; chiefly in evergreen thickets. An elegant 

 species. (Lat., two-colored.) 



983. D. palmarum (Gmelin). RED-POLL WARBLER. Brown- 

 ish olive above, somewhat streaked, rump brighter ; crown bright 

 chestnut ; superciliary line and under parts yellow with brown 

 streaks ; no wing bars ; 9 similar. L. 5. W. 2f . T. 2. E. N. 

 Am. ; abundant ; terrestrial ; represented along the Atlantic coast 

 by var. hypochrysea Ridgway, larger, and much more deeply colored, 

 entire lower parts bright yellow. (Lat., of the palms.) 



