234 PINE CREEPING WARBLER. 



Sylvia Tnavs, Lath.' Ind. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 537.— Ch. Bonaparte, Synops. of Birds of 



the United States, p. 81. 

 Fine Creeping Warbler, Sylvia Pinus, Wils. Amer. Ornith. vol. iii. p. 25, 



pi. 19. fig. 4. 

 Pine Warbler, Sylvia Pinus, NuttaU, Manual, part i. p. 387. 



Adult Male. Plate CXL. Fig. 1. 



Bill shortish, nearly straight, subulato-conical, rather depressed^at the 

 base, compressed towards the end, acute, the edges sharp, with a very 

 slight notch close to the tip. Nostrils basal, lateral, elliptical, half- 

 closed by a membrane. Head of ordinary size, neck short, body rather 

 slender. Feet of ordinary length, slender ; tarsus compressed, anteriorly 

 scutellate, sharp behind ; toes free, the hind toe of moderate size, the la- 

 teral toes nearly equal ; claws slender, compressed, arched acute. 



Plumage soft blended. Wings rather long, second quill longest, first 

 and third scarcely shorter. Tail rather long, emarginate. Distinct bristles 

 at the base of the bill. 



Bill brownish-black. Iris hazel. Feet dusky. The general colour 

 of the upper parts is yellowish -green inclining to olive, the rump lighter ; 

 throat, sides and breast, greenish-yellow, the sides of the latter spotted 

 with greenish- brown, belly white. Wings and tail blackish-brown, with 

 greyish- white margins ; the secondary coverts and first row of small co- 

 verts tipped with white, forming two bars across the wing. 



Length 5j inches, extent of wings 8| ; bill along the back {\, along 

 the sides | ; tarsus |. 



Adult Female. Plate CXL. Fig. 2. 



On the vipper parts the female is greyish-brown, tinged with olive, the 

 lower parts paler than in the male. In other respects, the differences are 

 not remarkable. 



Length 5, extent of wings 8. 



