348 BLUE-WINGED YELLOW WARBLER. 



in the 277th plate of his Ornithology. In his remarks on this 

 bird he seems at a loss to determine whether it is not the Pine 

 Creeper of Catesby;* a difficulty occasioned by the very imper- 

 fect colouring and figure of Catesby's bird. The Pine Creeper, 

 however, is a much larger bird, is of a dark yellow olive above, 

 and orange yellow below; has all the habits of a Creeper, alight- 

 ing on the trunks of the pine trees, running nimbly round them, 

 and, according to Mr. Abbot, builds a pensile nest. I observed 

 thousands of them in the pine woods of Carolina and Georgia, 

 where they are resident, but have never met with them in any 

 part of Pennsylvania. 



This species is five inches and a half long, and seven and a 

 half broad; hind head and whole back a rich green olive; crown 

 and front orange yellow; whole lower parts yellow, except the 

 vent feathers, which are white; bill black above, lighter below; 

 lores black; the form of the bill approximates a little to that of 

 the Finch; wings and tail deep brown, broadly edged with pale 

 slate, which makes them appear wholly of that tint, except at 

 the tips; first and second row of coverts tipt with white, slight- 

 ly stained with yellow; the three exterior tail feathers have 

 their inner vanes nearly all white; legs pale bluish; feet dirty 

 yellow; the two middle tail feathers are pale slate. The female 

 differs very little in colour from the male. 



This species very much resembles the Prothonotary War- 

 bler of Pennant and Buffon; the only difference I can perceive 

 on comparing specimens of each, is that the yellow of the Pro- 

 thonotary is more of an orange tint, and the bird somewhat 

 larger. 



* Catesby, Car. vol. i, pi. 61. 



