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SYLVICOLA ICTEROCEPHALA. 



CHESTNUT-SIDED WOOD WARBLER. 



Chestnut-sided Warbler, Sylvia icterocephala, Wils. Amer. Om. 

 Sylvia icterocephala, Bonap. Syn. 



Chestnut-sided Warbler, Sylvia icterocephala, Nutt. Man. 

 Chestnut-sided Warbler, Sylvia icterocephala, Aud. Om. Biog. 



Specific Character — Upper part of the head light yellow; along 

 the sides of the body a broad, bright chestnut band. Adult with 

 the upper part of the head light yellow ; upper parts bluish-grey, 

 rather deeply tinged with greenish-yellow ; the back broadly 

 streaked with black ; wings and tail brown ; secondary coverts 

 and first row of small coverts tipped with pale yellow; outer 

 three tail feathers with a patch of white en the inner webs near the 

 end ; behind the eye a large patch of white ; a black band on the 

 sides of the throat uniting with a broad band of chestnut that passes 

 down the sides of the neck and body ; fore neck, breast, and abdo- 

 men white, the latter tinged with yellow. Female with the upper 

 part of the head tinged with green, and the chestnut band extend- 

 ing scarcely beyond the breast. Length five inches, wino- two and 

 a half. 



This species, more beautiful than the former, is another of those 

 migrative birds that only appear among us during spring and the 

 early part of autumn. It has nothing in particular to recommend it- 

 self to our notice other than its handsome markings, which vie with 

 the gayest of our Sylvias. It inhabits similar situations with the 

 preceding, and displays much greater activity when darting about 

 in pursuit of its favorite insects. It has no song other than a few 

 feeble chirping notes, and with us is rather more plentiful than the 

 former. 



