436 YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER. 



coverts, descending along the neck, and terminating acutely, black. Un- 

 der eyelid white. Wing-coverts dusky, tipped Avith white. Quills 

 blackish, externally margined with light greyish-green. Tail-feathers 

 black, the middle ones edged with greenish-blue, the outer white along 

 the outer margin, and with the next two having a white patch on the 

 inner web towards the end. Throat and fore-neck bright yellow, as is a 

 spot before the eye. The rest of the under parts white, the sides mottled 

 with dusky. 



Length 5^ inches, extent of wings 8^ ; bill along the ridge nearly ^, 

 along the gap -^ ; tarsus ^, middle toe |. 



The female is similar to the male, but has the colours somewhat duller. 



The Chinquapin. 



Castanea pumila, Willd. Sp. PI. vol. iv. p. 461. Pursh, Flor. Amer. vol. ii. p. 625. 

 Mich. Arbr. Forest, de I'Amer. Sept. vol. ii. p. 166. PI. 7 — Moncecia Poly- 

 ANDRiA, Li7m. AmentacEjE, Juss, 



This species of Chestnut is characterized by its oblong, acute, sharp- 

 ly-serrated leaves, which are whitish and downy beneath. The fruit iS 

 very agreeable, and is a favourite food of Squirrels, and birds of different 

 species, such as Pigeons, Jays, Turkeys, and Woodpeckers. 



