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characterized by its much larger, less acute bill, which nearly 

 equals the head in length, is slightly notched at the tip, and 

 has a few rictal bristles ; the tarsi are about equal to the middle 

 toe and claw 5 the very long, pointed wings exceed the tail by 

 an inch, and the tail is slightly 

 graduated. The system of col- 

 oration is peculiar, resulting in 

 one of the handsomest of the 

 Warblers, the whole head and 

 under parts being intense gold- 

 en-yellow, shading on the back 



through Olive to bluish-ash . There ElG - SO.-Worm-eating Warbler. 



is but one species, inhabiting the Eastern United States, and, 

 unlike the Helminthophagce, nesting in holes. The genus Helmin- 

 therm* is even nearer Helminthophaga, having an entirely 



Motacilla protonotarius, Gm, SN. i. 1788, 972, n. 111. Turt. SN. i. 1806, 598. Less. Tr. Orn. 



1831, 418. 

 Sylvia protonotarius, Lath. 10. ii. 1790, 542, n. 128. V. OAS. ii. 1807, 27, pi. 83. Fib. AO. iii. 



1811, 72, pi. 24, f. 3.Bp. Jouru. Phila. Acad. iv. 1824, 195. Bp. Ann. Lye. N. T. ii. 1826, 



86. Nutt. Man. i. 1832, 410. And. OB. i. 1832, 22 ; v. 1839, 460, pi. 3 (Dacnis on pi.). 

 Sylvicola protonotaria, Rich. Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. for 1836, 1837, 171. 

 Vermivora protonotarius, Bp. CGL. 1838, 21. Woodh. Sitgr. Rep. Zufii, 1853, 72. Hoy, 



Smiths. Rep. for 1864, 1865, 438 (Missouri). 

 Helinaia protonotarius, And. Syn. 1839, 67. And. BA. ii. 1841, 89, pi. 106. Pratten, Tr. 



Illinois Agric. Soc. i. 1855, 602. 

 Helm Micros protonotarius, Bp. CA. i. 1850, 314. 

 Helminthophaga protonotarius, Cab. MH. i. 1850, 20. 

 Motacilla auriCOlliS, Gm. SN. i. 1788, 984, n. 150 (Briss. iii. 508, n. 59, pi. 26, f. 1 ; Buff. v. 290 ; 



Penn. ii. 408). Turt. SX. i. 180G, 606. 

 Sylvia auriCOlliS, Lath. IO. ii. 1790, 536, n. 107 (Buff. v. 290). F. Ency.Me"th. ii. 1823,447, 



n.99. .ZVtttt. Man. i. 1832, 380. Peab.Hep.Orn. Mass. 1839, 309. LinsL Am. Joura. Sci. 



xliv. 1843, 257 (see Merr. Trans. Conn. Acad. iv. 1877, 147). 

 Sylvicola auricollis, Nutt. "Man. i. 2d ed. 1840, 431". 

 Mniotilta auricollis, Gray, G. of B. i. 1848, 196. 

 Orange-throat Warbler, Penn. AZ. ii. 1785, 408, n. 304. 

 Orange-throated Warbler , Lath. Syn. ii. pt. ii. 1783, 481, n. 103 (" Canada"). 

 Grand Figuier de Canada, Ficedula canadensis major, Briss. Orn. iii. 1760, 508, n. 59, 

 Figuier Protonotaire, Buff. " ix. 465 ", or " v. 316 ", or " vi 191 ". [pi. 26, f. 1. 



Fauvette protonotaire, Sylvia protonotaria, F. N. D. d'H. N. xi. 1817, 211, pi. D 22, f. 2. 

 Figuier a gorge orangee, Buff. " v. 290". 



Figuier a ventre et tete Jaunes de la Louisiane, Buff. PE. 704, f. 2. 

 Fauvette a gorge orangee, V. Ency. M6th. ii. 1823, 447. 



Prothonotary Warbler, Penn. AZ. ii. 1785, 410, n. 310. Lath. Syn. ii. pt ii. 1783, 494, n. 123. 

 Prothonotary Warbler, Prothonotary Swamp Warbler, Golden Swamp Warbler, Authors. 



HAB. Eastern United States, rather southerly. North casually to Maine 

 and New Brunswick. West to Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory, and Texas. 

 Cuba (the only West Indian record). Apparently not noted in Mexico. South 

 to Panama. Has been found breeding abundantly in Illinois and Kansas. 

 Rare or casual in all Eastern and Middle States. Not known to winter in 

 the United States* 



* Helmintherus vermivorns. Wo r in-eating Warbler. 

 Motacilla vermivora, 6m. SN. i. 1788, 951, n. 55 (Edw. pi. 305, &c.). Turt. SN. i. 1806, 585. 

 Sylvia vermivora, Lath. IO. ii. 1790, 544, n.138. Wils. AO. iii. 1811, 74, pi. 24, f. 4 v 



