510 NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



nearly the whole throat 

 and chest yellow or 

 yellowish white). Young 

 in first autumn : Similar 

 to adult female, but 

 more tinged with yel- 

 low below, and with 

 black on throat and 

 chest usually almost 

 wholly concealed. 

 Length 4.35-5.40, wing 

 2.40-2.55, tail 1.90-2.05. 

 Nest in trees, usually 

 at considerable height. 

 Eggs .67 X -49, white, 

 or creamy white, spot- 

 ted with reddish brown 

 and lilac -gray, mixed 

 with a few darker 

 specks. Hob. Eastern 

 North America, breed- 

 ing from northern Uni- 

 ted States northward; 

 casual in Greenland ; in 

 winter, south through 

 eastern Mexico and 

 Central America to 

 Panama ; also to Cuba, 

 Jamaica, and Dominica. 

 667. D. virens (GMEL.). 

 Black-throated Green 

 Warbler. 



P. Breast bright yellow, like sides 



of head ; ear-coverts entirely 



black or deep olive, very 



strongly contrasted with 



yellow of adjacent parts. 



Adult male : "Whole top of 



head, broad stripe on 



side of head, and patch 



covering chin, throat, 



and upper part of chest, 



uniform deep black; 



broad superciliary 



stripe, broader malar 



