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SYLVICOLA PETECHIA— LATHAM. 



YELLOW RED-POLL WOOD WARBLER. 



Yellow Red-poll Warbler, Sylvia petechia, Wils. Amer. Orn. 

 Sylvia petechia, Bonap. Syn. 



Sylvicola petechia, Yellow Red-poll Warbler, Sw. & Rich. 

 Yellow Red-poll Warbler, Sylvia petechia, Nutt. Man. 

 Yellow Red-poll Warbler, Sylvia petechia, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specific Character. — Second and third quills about equal ; the first 

 slightly shorter than the fourth ; tail emarginates the inner webs of 

 the outer two feathers toward the end, largely spotted with white ; 

 crown brownish-red. Adult with a yellow line from the nostril over 

 the eye ; crown deep brownish-red ; sides of the head and upper 

 parts yellowish-olive, streaked with brown: rump greenish-yellow; 

 quills and tail feathers dark brown, the primaries edged with brown- 

 ish-white, the tail feathers margined with greenish-yellow, the inner 

 webs of the outer two with a white patch near the end ; lower part 

 yellow, streaked with reddish brown, which color is deeper on the 

 sides of the body ; lower tail coverts plain yellow. Female with 

 the tints duller, especially on the crown, which has but a slight re- 

 semblance to that of the male. Length five inches, wing two and 

 five-twelfths. 



The favorite resort of this species is among the low thickets. It 

 is fond of watching its insect prey from the Black Alder, and when 

 not in pursuit of food it appears restless, spreading its wings and 

 tail, and uttering an unmusical note. With us, it is not a summer 

 resident, nor have I at any season found it abundant. 



