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PROTONOTARIA, Baird. 



Protonotaria, Baikd, Birds N. Am. 1858, 239. (Type Motacilla citrea, Bodd.) 



Protonotaria citrea. 



Motacilla citrea, Bodd. Tabl. 1783 (PI. enh 704, fig. 2).— Protonotaria 

 citrea, Baikd, Birds N. Am. 1858, 239.— Sclatek, Catal. 18G1, 2(j, 

 no. 166. — Gundl. Cub. Jour. 1861, 324 (Cuba; very rare). — Ilel- 

 mintlinphagd citrea, Cab. Jour. 1861, 85 (Costa Rioa). 



Motacilla prolonotariun, Gm. — Sylvia prot. Latu. — Vieill. Ois. Am. Sept. 

 II, pi. Ixxxiii. — Wilson, Am. Orn. Ill, pi. xxiv, fig. 2, — Aud. Orn. 

 I Biog. II, pi. iii. — Vervii i-ora prot . Bon. — Helinnia prot. Aud. — Heh 



mitherus prot. BoN. — Compsothlypis prot. Cab. Jour. 



Motacilla auricollis, Gmbl. I, 1788, 984. — Sylvia aur. Lath., etc. (based 

 on Le Grand Figuier du Canada, Bbisson, Ois. Ill, 1760, 508, pi. 

 xxvi, fig. 1). Female. — Sylvicola aur. Nctt. Man. I, 1840, 431. 



n<ih. Eastern province of U. S. (soutliern region) ; Cuba, Costa Rica, and 

 Pauama R. R. Not recorded from Mexico or Guatemala. .Accidental in New 

 Brunswick (G. A. Doardman in letter). 



(34,1U2.) Iris dark chestnut. 



HELMINTHOPHAGA, Cabanis. 

 Helmintlwphaga, Cab. Mus. Uein. 1, 1850-1,20. (Type Sylvia ruficnpilla, Wils.) 



The discovery, since the article on Helminthophaga in " Birds N. 

 Am." was written, of two new species, allied to ruficapilla, in having 

 a concealed brown patch in the crown, renders a new diagnosis de- 

 fiirable of section B. 



B. Tail without any conspicuous white patch, and wings without 

 light bands. 

 Concealed patch in crown orange-brown. Color uniformly 

 olive green above and yellowish beneath . . . cetata. 



Concealed patch in crown chestnut-brown. 



Olive-green above ; the head and neck ashy. Beneath, 

 including lining of wings, bright yellow. Wing and 

 tail feathers edged with olive ..... rvjicapillc. 



Cinereous above ; the rump and crissum yellowish. 

 Beneath, with lining of wings, dirty white, tinged 



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