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Unlike the previous plumage. Above, brownish olive-green, the wings and tail 

 darker than in juvenal plumage and with greener edgings. Below, bright 

 lemon-yellow, somewhat veiled with olive-gray, the abdomen and crissum dull 

 white, the sides washed with olive-ljrown. Lores, suborbital region and post- 

 ocular stripe dull black, veiled with ashy feather tips. Superciliary, suborbital 

 and malar stripes white. 



Young and old become practically indistinguishable although 

 young birds are rather duller. 



4. First Nuptial Plumage acquired by wear which is 

 marked, but produces little obvious effect, the browns and 

 greens fading somewhat, the yellow very little. 



5. Adult Winter Plumage acquired by a complete post- 

 nuptial moult in July. Practically indistinguishable from first 

 winter dress, the black areas about the head averaging blacker. 



6. Adult Nuptial Plumage acquired by wear as in the 

 young bird. 



Female. — Differs very little from the male and has the same 

 moults. In first winter plumage the lores are merely dusky 

 and the yellow below is paler, these differences usually persist- 

 ing in later plumages. 



Sylvania mitrata (Gmel.). Hooded Warbler 



1. Natal Down. Pale sepia-brown. 



2. Juvenal Plumage acquired by a complete postnatal moult. 



Above, pale yellowish wood-brown, edged with Mars-brown, drab when older. 

 Wings and tail deep olive-brown, edged with olive-green, brightest on the sec- 

 ondaries and tertiaries, the wing coverts edged with pale wood-brown, often 

 darker. Below, primrose-yellow, washed with wood-brown on the throat, breast 

 and sides. The three outer rectrices largely white on their inner webs. Bill 

 and feet pinkish buff becoming dusky. 



3. First Winter Plumage acquired by a partial postjuvenal 

 moult beginning the end of June which involves the body plum- 

 age and the wing coverts but not the rest of the wings nor the 

 tail. Young and old become practically indistinguishable. 



The crown occiput, sides of neck, whole throat and part of the chin are jet-black 

 veiled with narrow edgings of lemon-yellow most marked on the throat. The 

 rest of the upper surface and the sides are bright olive-gi^een ; the forehead, 

 sides of head, anterior part of chin breast, aljdomen and crissum are rich 

 lemon yellow ; the forehead partly veiled with olive-green or dusky tips, the 

 lores with black ones. 



