APPRND1X. 500 



wings, upper tail covert* and tail, bluish-ash. Two hands across wings, under wing and tail coverts, patch on inner \\vl> 

 of four outer tail feathrrs, white. Anterior crown, sides of head, and under parts, rich orange-yellow. Iris, bill, and 

 feet, drown. Female. Similar hut tlie crown is overwashed with greenish. 



Clarrrations . Known by the continuous yellow beneath. Breeds throughout the Middle and Western sections, win- 

 tering south ofour limits. DIMENSIONS. Length, 4'50; stretch, 7'50; wing, 2'4ll; tail, 2'W; bill) '45; tarsus, -05. 



Next* and Eyyx. NKSTS, placed on the ground, composed of line strips of bark, moss, gross, etc. KGUS, four or live 

 in numlier, oval in form, white in color, finely spotted with reddish-brown. Dimensions from '50 x '63 to '52 x (!?. 



HABITS. 



The Rue-winged Yellow Warbler has been taken once or twice in Massachusetts but 

 is extremely rare so far east, being confined to the middle and western districts, where it 

 has similar habits to other members of the genus, arriving and departing about the same 

 time as the Golden -winded. 



HELMINTHOPHAGA LAWRENCEI. 



Lawrence's Warbler, 



Heiminthophaya Lawrencei Herrick, Pro. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.; 1874, 2-.JO. 



Si'. CH. Similar in form nnd size to the Blue-winged Yellow Warbler, but differs in being darker and richer in color, 

 and in having a large black patch on throat and upper breast. 



HABITS. 



In 1874, Lawrence's Warbler was first described as new- by Mr. Harold Herrick, from 

 a specimen taken in New Jersey, and in 1877, another was obtained by Mr. Geo. N. Law- 

 rence, from a dealer who stated that it was taken at Iloboken, New Jersey, in the spring. 

 This specimen was kindly loaned me by Mr. Lawrence to figure in plate XXII. These 

 two specimens are all that have yet been taken and nothing is known of the habits uf the 

 species. 



HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRYSOPTEBA. 



Golden-winged Warbler. 



Hflniinthi>i>haya chrysoptera CAB., Mus. Ilein.; 1850, 3<l. 



Si>. CIT. Form, slender. Si/.e, small. COLOR. Adult male. Ab;>ve, bluish-ash. Crown and patch on wing, bright 

 yellow. Streak from bill through eye and large patch on throat and upper breast, black. Margin of crown, patrh on 

 side of nap-.-, maxilliary stripe, elongated patch on outer webs of outer tail feathers, and remainder of under parts, white, 

 frequently tinged with yellow below and with ashy on sides. Iris and feet, brown; bill, black. Female, and Youny, sim- 

 ilar but duller, with throat often tinged with dusky, and the young are greener above. 



Observation*. Itecognized by the white lower surface and dark throat. Bree-ls from the Carolinas to Massachusetts. 

 Winters s,,uth ofour limits. DIMENSION'S. Length, 5'00; stretch, 7*60; wing, 2'42; toil, 1 05; bill, '50; tarsus, -ti5. 



fieits anil Eyyi. NESTS, placed on the ground, composed of leaves and grape-vine bark, lined with line grass and 

 horse-hair Kuos, thrt or four in number, oval in Conn, white in color, spotted and blotched with reddish-'jrown. I)i- 

 int-n-ions from '50x 'Co' to '55 x '(>7. 



HABITS. 



The Golden-winged Warbler appears to be somewhat local in distribution, but has the 

 general habits of other members of the genus. The song, as appears to be the fact with 

 all the allied species, is characteristic, being a lisping warble. I found the first nest of 

 this species ever described, in Newton, on the twelfth of June, 18G9, since which time, 

 however, several have been taken. These birds appear to prefer grassy places in the 

 neighborhood of thickets, as nesting sites. 



HELMINTIIOPIIAGA LEtTCOBRONCllIALIS. 



\Vhito-throated Warbler. 



Helminthiiphaya leucobronchialii Brewster, Am. Sportsman.; Oct. 17, 1874, 33. 



Sp. Cn. Similar in form and si/.e to the (iolilen-winged Warbler but there in no black patch on throat, theunderpor- 

 ti'ms Iwing wholly white tinged with greenish. 



HA 111 IS. 



On the eighteenth of May, 1870, Mr. Win. Brewster obtained the type specimen o!' 

 the White-throated Warbler in West Newton, Massachusetts, and since then, some ten 



