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258. Dendroica aestiva (Gmelin). 



The yellow warbler is a common winter resident. Ten specimens | 

 were collected, the following localities contributing: Los Amates 

 (Jan.), Lake Amatitlan (Feb.), Patulul, Mazatenango and San Jose 

 (March). Those taken about March ist, were just beginning the 

 spring moult, and those taken during the last week of the same I 

 month had new feathers on head, neck, interscapulum, breast and ! 

 flanks; while the lower back, rump and abdomen showed no indica- : 

 tion of renewal. 



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259. Dendroica aestiva sonorana Brewster. 



A female was taken at El Rancho in January, and a male at San J 

 Jose March gth. 



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260. Dendroica bryanti castaneiceps Ridgway. 



Several were seen among the mangroves along the beach at San 

 Jose, but only one was secured. This one, an immature male, was | 

 just beginning to show a few chestnut feathers on its head, March yth. | 

 Iris dark brown. 



261. Dendroica maculosa (Gmelin). 



An abundant winter resident from the swamps along the coast up, J 

 at least, to 4,000 feet. Specimens, seven in all, were collected at Los | 

 Amates, Lake Amatitlan, Patulul and Mazatenango. The only | 

 specimen in moult is a male, taken April 2d, which has a few new f 

 feathers on its throat and breast. Iris dark brown. 



262. Dendroica coronata (Linnaeus}. 



Myrtle warblers were first noticed at sea, December 3ist, when two 

 came aboard the ship about 20 miles south of Chinchorrow Key. At 

 Belize, January ist, they were common in the botanical garden. 

 Many were seen at Puerto Barrios and Los Amates in January. 

 Again, April i2th, a few were seen and one, a female in dilapidated 

 plumage, collected near Tecpam, at 7,500 feet. In the low country, 

 they fed mostly upon the ground along the railroad and in door yards. 



263. Dendroica townsendi (Townsend). 



This warbler winters in the pine belt. Four were taken near 

 Tecpam, one in January at 7,600 feet, and three April i2th, at 6,500 '- 

 feet. None were seen elsewhere. 



