SPECIES 27. SYLVIA RARA. 



BLUE-GREEN WARBLER. 



[Plate XXVII. Fig. 2.1 



PEALE'S Museum, No. 7788. 



THIS new species, the only one of its sort I have yet met 

 with, was shot on the banks of Cumberland river, about the be- 

 ginning of April; and the drawing made with care immediately 

 after. Whether male or female I am uncertain. It is one of 

 those birds that usually glean among the high branches of the 

 tallest trees, which render it difficult to be procured. It was 

 darting about with great nimbleness among the leaves, and ap- 

 peared to have many of the habits of the Flycatcher. After 

 several ineffectual excursions in search of arlother of the same 

 kind, with which I might compare the present, I am obliged 

 to introduce it with this brief account. 



The specimen has been deposited in Mr. Peale's museum. 



The Blue-green Warbler is four inches and a half long, and 

 seven and a half in extent; the upper parts are verditer, tinged 

 with pale green, brightest on the front and forehead; lores, line 

 over the eye, throat, and whole lower parts very pale cream; 

 cheeks slightly tinged with greenish; bill and legs bright light 

 blue, except the upper mandible, which is dusky; tail forked, 

 and, as well as the wings brownish black; the former marked 

 on the three exterior vanes with white and edged with greenish; 

 the latter having the first and second row of coverts tipt with 

 white. Note a feeble chirp. 



