AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



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No. 531, Lawrence's Goldfinch, {Spinus law- 

 rencei. ) 



California west of the Sierra Nevada. Length, 5 

 in. General color, grayish whitening on the belly. 

 A black mask covers the top of head, face and chin. 

 Patch of clear yellow in middle of breast. Wing 

 coverts, edges of primaries and rump, yellowish. Fe- 

 male somewhat paler and the black mask is lacking. 



No. 642, Golden-winged Warbler, {Helmin- 

 thophila chiysoptera . ) 



Eastern U. S. from southern New England and 

 Ontario southwards. Length, 4.75 in. Upper parts 

 blue gray. Coverts and crown bright yellow. Large 

 white spots on the three outer tail feathers. Female: 

 Back and crown more or less greenish yellow, and the 

 black obscured or entirely lacking. 



Connecticut Warbler, (Geothlypis 



No. 678, 

 agilis.) 



Eastern North America, breeding north of the 

 United States. Length, 5.5 in. Whole head and 

 neck all around, pure ash darkening on the breast to 

 almost black. Upper parts greenish; lower yellow 

 shading to greenish on the sides. In the fall the head 

 and neck above are greenish and the throat is paler. 

 A conspicuous white ring around the eye will dis- 

 tinguish it from the next species. Female somewhat 

 paler. 



No. 679, Mourning Warbler, {Geothlypis Phila- 

 delphia.) 



Eastern North America, breeding from northern 

 U. S. northwards. Length, 5.5 in. Similar to the 

 above. No eye ring. A decided patch of black on the 

 breast and remainder of throat showing traces of the 

 same through the ash. Young birds lack the ash on 

 the head to about the same extent as the last species. 



No. 680, Macgillivray's Warbler, (^Geothlypis 

 macgillivrayi) . 



Western North America from the Rocky Mts. to the 

 coast and from British Columbia southwari^s. Length, 

 5.25 inches. Similar to the two preceeding, A white 

 spot on both upper and lower eyelid (not a continuous 

 ring). Black line from base of bill to eye. The ashy 

 feathers of the throat with black centers, this produc- 

 ing a mottling. The female is considerably paler. 



