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SYLVICOLA MARTIMA— WILSON. 



CAPE MAY WOOD WARBLER. 



Cape May Warbler, Sylvin martima, Wils. Amer. Orn. 

 SvJvia martima, Bonap. Syn. 

 Cape May Warbler, Sylvia martima, Nutt. Man. 

 Cape May Waibler, Sylvia martima, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specific Character — Second and third quills about equal and lon- 

 ger; first longer than the fourth ; sides of the head reddish-yellow; 

 throat, a band on the sides of the neck, rump and lower parts yel- 

 low, the latter streaked with black. Adult with the upper part of 

 the head dusky; sides of the head reddish-yellow; throat and a 

 band on the neck nearly meeting on the hind neck, light yellow, as 

 are the fore part of the neck and breast — which, with the sides of 

 the body, are streaked with dusky ; abdomen white ; tinged with 

 yellow ; rump bright yellow ; back yellowish-olive, streaked with 

 dusky ; wings and tail brown, the feathers margined externally 

 with greenish ; a white band on the wing, formed by the outer edges 

 and tips of wing coverts ; a patch of white on the inner webs of 

 the outer three tail feathers. This description is taken from a 

 specimen which I received through the politeness of S. F. Baird, 

 Carlile, Pennsylvania. Length four inches and eleven-twelfths, 

 wing two and five-eighths. 



On Long Island the Cape May Warbler is exceedingly rare. I 

 know of but one specimen having been procured here. The cabinet 

 of Mr. Lawrence contains a specimen shot on New York Island by 

 Mr. Bell — which, with one other specimen procured by him at 

 Hoboken, are all that I know to have occurred in the vicinity of N. Y. 

 In Pennsylvania I am informed by S. F. Baird, that a few are 

 seen every season. It is a beautiful and strongly marked species 

 — but from never having met with it during my rambles, from 

 my own observations I know nothing of its habits and notes. 



