240 NORTH AMEIMCAX IJIROS. 



Dendroica dominica, Wmkd. 



YELLOW-THBOATED 6BAT WABBLEB. 



^fofiicilhr dominic'i, I.. Syst. Xat, I'Jtli id. 17»><;, ;{:U (Ficcifitfa domhiico cinrrert, r>Kiss. 

 Ill, frJO, i»l. xxvii, Ii.l;. :\). Ikinlniiai i/ouutn'cu, Wumu, luv. Am. lUnls, '2oiK Mitta. 

 cilftf ffujDiri/iiisti, lluniw.KT, Tiililcau I'l. fiil. »»,sr), H^. 1^ 17^:5. />nitfn>i(ii mi/,, triliosft, 

 I>An:i>, r.inls X Am. IS.'.S, -Jhi). — S( i,ati:ii (Xalajta, Oaxaca, Jamaica, Mrxi«<iV - 

 bci.AiKi: »v Sai.vin, ll.is, Lsdd, 274 iDiniias, Cuat. ; S.|ii.K - Mai:» n. Vr. A. X. S<-. 

 18(!:{, 'Ji'Ji (.lamaiia). — ( Jindlach. (ali. .laiir, 1M>1, o'Jti ^('uba ; v«iy «'<>n»moii>. J/o- 

 tiuilht tfin-iaillis, (Jmki.in. Syst. Xat. 1, 1788, 1>'»5). Si/fn'n ff. I.ATlI. ; Wll.s. II, j»l. 

 xii, tij;. <5. Mi>t(u:in>i iHii.-^tlis, (Jmi-i.in, Syst. Xat. I, 1788, (>«>«». Siilria fi. Latii. ; 

 ViKii.i,. (St, Domingo). - lioN. ; Arn. nni. r»ii><,'. I, pi. Ix.x.xv ; Xirr. SiilricDla jh-us. 

 Kicii ; Bon. ; Ain. Hinl.s Am. II, |il. Ixxix. — (Ju.s.sf, liinls Jam. 1847, 150 (.lamaica). 

 Ji/iiiiiiiitji/ttis jifiis. Cai;. .Ikiu. Ill, 474 ^('uliaK 

 OtliiT lotalitifs : Cunfom, Sci.a n.i:. V. Z. S. IS.'.t'., l"J1. .S7. Doiiiimjo, SALLl^, P. Z. S. 

 18rj7, "HI. Jainidcit, (Jus.si;, lUrils ,);'.m. l.'»t). 



Sr. CiiAH. rpjKT part ; uniforiii ijrayi.>h-lilii('. Cliiii aii<l tlin^it luight wIIdw ; uikUt 

 parts white. Foit'lu'ad, ami souit'tiiiu's most ol' crown, loics and rluvks, .sidfs of throat, 

 and numerous streaks on the sides of the breast. Mack. A strij>e from the nostrils over and 

 behind the eye, a erescent on the lower eyelid, the sidi's of tiie nec-k behind the blaek eiieek- 

 pateii, an<l two eonspieuous bands o\\ the a\ ini:s. white. Terminal half of the outer wel»s 

 of the ouitT two, and terminal third of the thiid tail-tealhers. white. Fnmtle almost 

 preci.sely similar. L«'nirth, ."hlo ; winL^ I'.tiO: tail. 'J.i'.O. (:>.;>*J2.) 



IIaf;. Eastern l*n»viiieeof I'nited States, north to \VashinL:ton and Cleveland; in win- 

 ter abundant in Cul'a; St. DoniiiiLi-o and Jamaiea ; Me.\ie(» (Colima «.n west eoast), and 

 Guatemala. liesident in Jamaiea? 



An mitiimii;!! male (Xo. 1,(>0S, Wasbiu^toii, O. 0.) lias tlu> Miiish-a.^V 

 above ohscuretl hy a wash ol" luown : tin* black ' iiia.sk " less sharply detinei , 

 the streaks (ni forehead want inn : tiie yellow paler and didler, and the wliiie 

 l>eneath soik'd with brownish. 



Tn oeneral ^.attern of e(>loratioii tliis species resembles two others ; one 

 IVoni Arizona, the otlier from Porto Rico. The (baj^noses are as follows: — 



Common Chauactkij.s. rp[>«'r parts ash-ur.'.y. the (l)rehead and sides of vertex 

 blaek. A line from nostril to above (ye (passinL' int«> whitt' behind), ehin, and 

 throat, yellow. njar<rined laterally with blackish; crissum, inside of wings, a.villars. 

 and two bands on winir-s, whit(\ 



Su]tereiliary line extendimr to the nape, and white, exeeptini,^ sometimes 

 anterior to the eye. Cheeks black, separated from the ash ol' the tieck by 

 a white patch. Eyelids and infra-ocular crescent white. iJack not streaked. 

 Bill lon.uth- ncd, jrouys almost concave. 



Yelktw ef>nfin<'d to jutrulum ; rest of uniK-r parts w.iite; the sides 

 streaked with black . ... ..... (lominiiti. 



Superciliarv line .scarcely extetidiiiL: beyond the eye. and yellow. e\c<'j»tinLr 

 at extreme end. Cheeks ashy, like sides of neck ; dusky oidy near the eye, 

 and not l»ordere<l on side of neck behind by whit«-. Kyelids an<l infra- 

 o«-ular (jreseent yellow. Back streaked. Bill short, gony.s sliirhtly convex. 



