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MYIODIOCTES WILSONII— BONAP. 



WILSON'S FLYCATCHING WARBLER. 



Green Black-capped Flycatcher, Muscicapa pusilla, Wils. Amer. Orn. 



Svlva W'ilsonii, Bonap. Syn. 



Green Blatk-capped Warbler, Nutt. Man. 



Green Black-capped Flycatcher, Muscicapa Wilsonii, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specfic Character— Crown black ; upper parts green, tinged with 

 yellow; form slender; tail rather long. Adult with the crown 

 glossy, bluish-black, bordered in front and at the sides with yel- 

 low ; occiput yellowish-green, hind neck and back the same; 

 wings and tail plain brown, the feathers edged with greenish ; 

 lower part yellow. Female similar, with less black on the crown. 

 Length four inches and a half, wing two and one quarter. 



In this vicinity the Green Black-capped Flycatcher is rarely seen. 

 In the Southern States it is said to be more abundant ; it prefers 

 low, swampy situations, is an expert flycatcher, and utters a sharp 

 note. 



GENUS SYLVICOL A— S WAINSON. 



WOOD WARBLERS. 



[Bill short, broader than high at base, straight, rather strong, tapering— nostrils 



oval, partly concealed by feathers ; head of moderate size, neck short body rather 



slender; wings of [Moderate length ; tail rather long, emarginaie ; tarsi longer 



t han the middle toe ; feet and toes slender, inner too free ; claws arched, acute.] 



SYLVICOLA PINUS— LATHAM. 



PINE-CREEPING WOOD WARBLER. 



Sylvia pinus, Wils. Amer. Orn. 



Sylvia pinus, Bon.ip Svn. 



Pine Warbler, Svlvia pinus, Nutt. Man. 



Pine Creeping Warbler, Silvia pinus, Aud. Orn. Biog 



Specific Character— Second and third quills equal ; fourth slightly 

 longer than the first ; tail emarginate. Adult male with the up- 

 per parts bright olive ; wings and tail feathers brown ; secondary 

 coverts and first row of small coverts tipped with dull white — a 

 similar patch on the inner webs of the outer two tail-feathers ; lower 

 parts yellowish-green. Female, with the upper parts dull olivaceous 

 brown ; throat, fore neck, and fore part of the breast, pale yellowish 

 green — rest of the lower parts dull white, faintly tinged with yellow. 

 Length five inches and a quarter, wing two and seven-eighths. 



