SPECIES 12. SYLVIA CHRYSOPTERA. 

 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. 



[Plate XV. Fig. 5.] 

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EDW. 299. Lefiguier aux ailes dorees, BUFF, v, 311. LATH, n, 

 492, Arct. Zool. 403. JVo. 295. Ib. No. 29G. Motacilla chry- 

 soptera, TURT. Syst. i, 597. Motacilla flavifrons, Yellow- 

 fronted Warbler, Id. 601. Parus alis aureis, BARTRAM, p. 

 292. PEALE'S Museum, No. 7010.* 



THIS is another spring passenger through the United States 

 to the North. This hird, as well as fig. 4, from the particular 

 form of its bill, ought rather to be separated from the Warblers; 

 or, along with several others of the same kind, might be ar- 

 ranged as a sub genus, or particular family of that tribe, which 

 might with propriety be called Worm-eaters, the Motacilla 

 vermivora of Turton having the bill exactly of this form. The 

 habits of these birds partake a good deal of those of the Tit- 

 mouse; and in their language and action they very much re- 

 semble them. All that can be said of this species is, that it ap- 

 pears in Pennsylvania for a few days, about the last of April or 

 beginning of May, darting actively among the young leaves 

 and opening buds, and is rather a scarce species. 



The Golden-winged Warbler is five inches long, and seven 

 broad; the crown golden yellow; the first and second row of 

 wing coverts of the same rich yellow; the rest of the upper parts 

 a deep ash, or dark slate colour; tail slightly forked, and, as 

 well as the wings, edged with whitish; a black band passes 



* Motacilla chryscptern, LIKN. Syst. i, p. 333. GMEL. Syst. i, p. 971. Mota- 

 cilla Jlavifrons, GMKL. Syst. i, p. 976. Sylvia chrysopte ra, LATH. Ind. Orn. u, 

 p. 541. VIBIT.L. Ots de tV?n. Sepf. pi. 97. Sylvia Jlavifrons, LATH. Ind. Orn. 

 11, p. 527. 



