YELLOW RUMP-WARBLER. 305 



Sylvia corona x' a, Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 538. Ch. Bonaparte, Synops. of Birds 

 of the United States, p. 78. 



Yellow-hdmp Waebler, Sylvia coronata, Wils. Amer. Ornith. voL ii. p. 138, 

 pi, 17. fig. 4. and vol. v. p. 121. pi. 45. fig. 3. 



Yellow-crowned Warbler, or Myrtle Bird, Sylvia coronata, Nuttall, Ma- 

 nual, p. 361. 



Adult Male. Plate CLIIL fig. 1. 



Bill short, straight, rather strong, tapering, compressed towards the 

 end ; upper mandible nearly straight in its dorsal outHne, the tip slightly 

 declinate, the edges sharp, with a slight notch near the tip, nostrils basal, 

 oval, covered above by a membrane, and partially concealed by the 

 feathers. Head of ordinary size, neck short, body rather slender. Feet 

 of ordinary length, rather slender ; tarsus compressed, covered anteriorly 

 with a few long scutella, sharp behind ; toes slender, free, the outer united 

 to the second joint, the hind toe proportionally large ; claws arched, slen- 

 der, much compressed, acute. 



Plumage blended, soft, without lustre. Wings longish, little curved; 

 second and third quills longest ; fourth almost equal ; first scarcely shorter. 

 Tail rather long, slightly emarginate, nearly even, the lateral feathers 

 bent outwards. 



Bill and feet black. Iris brown. The general colour of the plumage 

 above is deep ash-grey, streaked with black ; crown, rump, and sides of 

 the head, rich yellow. Secondary coverts, and first row of large coverts 

 tipped with white, of which there are thus two bars across the wing. 

 Quills and tail dark-brown, shghtly margined with greyish-brown ; outer 

 margin of the two outer tail feathers on each side white, and a spot of the 

 same colour on the inner webs of the three outer towards the end, A 

 small white line over the eye, and a touch of the same under it ; lore and 

 cheek black. Throat white, lower neck, fore part of the breast and sides 

 variegated with black and white, the crest of the under parts white. 



Length 51 inches, extent of wings 8^ ; bill along the back >g ; along the 

 edge 1^ ; tarsus |. 



Adult Female. Plate CLIII. Fig. % 



The Female is rather less, and wants the yellow spot on the crown, 

 although the feathers there are tinged with that colour at the base. The 

 upper parts are of light brownish-olive, streaked with dusky, the lower 

 parts whitish, tinged with olive, and streaked with dusky ; the yellow 



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