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10. Dendr(eca pannosa (Gosse). — Sylvicola pannosa, Gosse, 

 p. 1G2. 



Mr. Osbum's collection contains one example of this bird, marked 

 " female." I have little doubt that it is, as has been suggested by 

 Prof. Baird (B. Amer. p. 2/1) the female of D. canadensis, but I 

 have not been able to compare it vrith females of jD. canadensis from 

 the continent. 



11. Dendrceca pharktra (Gosse).— S7/lvicola pharelra,Gosse, 

 p. 163 ; Osburn in Zoologist, p. 6660. 



Eight examples of this bird are in ]\Ir. Osburn' s collection, prin- 

 cipally from Freeman's Hall, collected in January, April, and August 

 18.59. I think there can be no doubt about its being a good typical 

 Dendroeca ; and I should place it next to D. striata, which it ap- 

 proaches to in colouring more nearlj' than to any other known spe- 

 cies. 



The sexes, as determined by Mr. Osburn, are nearly similar ; onl}- 

 the female is less striated and more white on the lower surface, and 

 has the vent and upper tail-coverts pale brown. In the male these 

 parts are more of an ashy brown. 



12. Dendr(eca PETECHIA (Linn.) : Cassin, Proc. Acad. Philad. 

 1859, p. 376. — S]/lvicola cestiva, Gosse, p. 157. 



Three examples of this bird (which is rightly distinguished by 

 Cassin from the continental D. cestiva, and appears to be the true 

 petechia) are marked by Mr. Osburn "Sylvicola eoa, Gosse." I 

 do not know the latter bird ; but if Mr. Gosse's description (p. 157) 

 and figure (111. no. 34) are at all accurate, it must be quite a different 

 species. Mr. Osbum's three specimens of D. petechia were obtained 

 in the months of April, May, and August. The crown of that killed 

 in May is deep orange-red, of which there are less traces in that 

 killed in April. The specimen obtained in August is in full plumage, 

 but in bad feathering, and apparently in moult. 



13. Dendrceca tigrina (Gm.) : Baird, B. Amer. p. 286. — 

 Certhiola maritima, Gosse, B. Jam. p. 87, et 111. pi. 1 7- 



Two examples — a male from Long Hill, St. Elizabeth, 1 2th March, 

 1832, coming into full plumage, and a female or young bird from 

 Portland, Vere, 1 2th April, marked Sylvicola cestiva. 



14. Dendroeca palmarum (Vieill.) : Baird, B. Amer. p. 288. 

 Three examples of this rather scarce Wood-warbler (which is not 



mentioned by Mr. Gosse) are in Mr. Osbum's series, marked S. 

 cestiva. A male, killed April 6th, 1859, shows the red head coming 

 on ; and in a second of the same sex, killed in November, the red 

 tinge may be distinguished. The third bird is a female, with the 

 date not given. 



15. Dendrceca discolor (Vieill.) : Gosse, p. 159. 

 Three ex., obtained in January and August. 



