SPECIES 16. SYLVIA CORONATA. 



YELLOW-RUMP WARBLER. 



[Plate XVII. Fig. 4.] 



Motacilla maculosa,* GMEL. Syst. i, p. 984. Motacilla coronata, 

 LINN. Syst, i, p. 332, JV"o. 31. Lefiguier a tete cendree,* BUFF. 

 v, p. 291. Le Figuier couronne d'or, Id. v, p. 312. Yellow- 

 rump Flycatcher,* EDW. t. 255. Golden-crowned Flycatcher, 

 Id. t. 298. Yellow-rump Warbler* Jlrct. ZooL ir, JVo. 288. 

 Golden-crowned Warbler, Id. n, JVo. 294. LATH. Syn. iv, p. 

 481, JVb. 104. /</. w;?j9. p. 182. Id. Syn. iv, 77. 486, JVo. 1 1. - 

 TURTON, p. 599. 7d. 606. Parus cedrus uropygio fiavo, the 

 Yellow Rump, BAHTRAM, p. 292. Parus aurio vertice, the 

 Golden-crown Flycatcher, Id. 292. PEALE'S Museum, JVo. 

 7134.t 



IN this beautiful little species we have another instance of 

 the mistakes occasioned by the change of colour to which many 



* These synonymes are incorrect, they should, according to Prince Musig- 

 nano, be quoted under Sylvia magnolia, see species 19. 



f As many nominal species have been made of this bird, we shall quote the 

 following additional synonymes from Prince Musignano's 06s. Molacilla coro- 

 nala, LINN. GMEL. adult in summer dress. Motacilla canadensis, sp. 27, LINN. 

 adult in summer dress, unnatural by a band on the breast. Motacilla umbria, 

 GMEL. autumnal. Motacilla cincta, GMEL. adult in summer dress, with the 

 above mentioned band. Motacilla pinguis, GMEL. autumnal. Sylvia coronata, 

 LATH, adult in summer dress. VIEILL. pi. 78, adult male in summer plu- 

 mage, pi. 79, young. Sylvia umbria, LATH, autumnal. Sylvia cincta, LATH. 

 adult in summer dress, deviating from nature by having the band on the 

 breast; an error which probably originated in Brisson's figure. Sylvia pinguis, 

 LATH, autumnal. Ficedula pennsylvauica cinerea ncevia, Bniss. adult in summer 

 plumage. Ficeilula canadensis cinerea, Biuss. with the false band. Fauvelte 

 tachctde de la Louisiane, BUFF. Ft. Enl. 709, fig. 1, autumnal. Figuier du Mis- 

 sissippi, BUFF. PI. Enl. 731, /. 2, young autumnal; erroneously quoted by 

 GMELIN and LATHAM under S. iclerocephala. Pants cedrus uropygio jlavo, BAR- 

 TRAM, autumnal. Pants aureo vertice, BAHTIIAM, summer dress. Pants vir- 

 giniantw, LINN. GMEL. LATH. BRISS. autumnal. Sylvia flavopygia, VIEILL, 

 autumnal. Sylvia xanthoroa, VIEILL. now. diet, autumnal. 



