MNIOTILTID^E. — CLXXIII. 305 



aa. Tail not shorter than wing; its feathers not half concealed by coverts. 

 (Geoth lypit.) 



990. G. trichas (L.). Maryland Yellow Throat. Olive 

 green : forehead and broad mask extending down sides of head and 

 neck jet black, bordered behind with clear ash; under parts yellow, 

 clear on throat and breast ; 9 obscurely marked, without black 

 mask and with less yellow. L. 4£. W. 2\. T. 24. U. S., abun- 

 dant in thickets ; a pretty bird with a lively song. Replaced W.. 

 by var. occidentalia Brewster, larger and brighter, the belly clear 

 yellow instead of buffy whitish. Rocky Mts., E. to Ga. and 111. 

 (Tpi%ds, some small bird.) 



516. ICTERIA Vieillot. (ttcrepos, yellowness, as jaundice.) 



991. I. virens (L.). Yellow-breasted Chat. Olive green; 

 throat and breast bright yellow ; belly abruptly white ; lores black ; 

 a white superciliary line; wings and tail plain; tarsus almost 

 booted. L. 1\. W. 31. T. 8£. U. S., southerly, N. to Mass. 

 and Wis. ; a loud, quaint songster. 



517. SYLVANIA Xuttall. (Lat., sylvan.) 

 a. Tail feathers blotched with white; no wing bars. 



992. S. mitrata (Gmelin). Hooded Warbler. Bright yellow 

 olive; breast, crown, and neck all around jet black, enclosing a 

 broad golden mask ; under parts from the breast bright yellow ; 9 

 olive instead of black. L. 5. W. 2f. T. 2\. E. U. S.," southerly, 

 X. to L. Erie ; a singular and beautiful species. (Lat., mitred.) 

 aa. Tail feathers plain dusky; no wing bars. 



993. S. pusilla (Wilson). Green Bi ack-capped Warbler. 

 Clear yellow olive ; crown glossy black; forehead, lores, sides of 

 head and entire under parts bright yellow; 9 with less black. L. 

 4f. W. Q. T. 2\. U.S. (Lat., weak.) 



994. S. canadensis (L.). Canada Warbi.fr. Bluish ash; 

 crown streaked with black; under parts clear yellow; cris sum white; 

 lores black, continuous with black under the eve: this passing as a 

 chain of black streaks down the side of the neck encircling the 

 breast like a necklace; a yellow superciliary streak; 9 similar, with 

 less black. L. 51. W. 2f. T. 2\. E. U. S. s to the Missouri, 

 frequent; one of the handsomest Warblers. 



518. SETOPHAGA Swainson. (arjs. moth ; (payos, eating.) 



99"). S. ruticilla (L.). American Uedstart. Black; sides 

 of breast and large blotches on win<rs and tail orange-red ; bellv 

 white, reddish tinged; no wing bars ; 9 olive, marked with creamy 

 yellow instead of red. L. o\. W. 2\. T. l\. E. N. Am., very 

 abundant ; a handsome and active fly-catcher. 



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