78 MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER. 



Adult Female. Plate CCCXCIX. Fig. 5. 



The Female, which is scarcely smaller, resembles the male in the 

 upper parts, but has the head and sides of the neck of a lighter grey, 

 which colour also extends over the lower part of the fore neck and a 

 portion of the breast, leaving the throat greyish-white. The eyelids 

 are edged with white, as in the male ; and the lower parts are, as in it, 

 bright yellow. The bill and feet have the same colours as those of the 

 male. 



Length to end of tail 5 inches ; bill along the ridge j% ; wing from 

 flexm-e 2^| ; tail 2/j ; tarsus ^§ ; hind toe and claw j% ; middle toe 

 and claw j^. 



The above descriptions are taken from a male and a female obtained 

 by Dr Townsend on the Columbia River, in May 1835. Three other 

 males shot at the- same time agree with that described in size, propor- 

 tion of parts, and colours, but vary a little in the tint of the head, which 

 in some is of a lighter grey. In all, the black loral band is very con- 

 spicuous, as are the white marks on the eyelids. 



The yovmg are stated by Mr Not tall to resemble the female. 



This species, as has already been observed, is very intimately allied 

 in form, proportions, colours, and habits, with that described by Wil- 

 son, under the name of " Mourning Warbler, Syhia Philadelphia!''' His 

 account of it is as follows : — " The bird from which the figure in" the 

 plate was taken, was shot in the early part of June, on the border of a 

 marsh, within a few miles of Philadelphia. It was flitting from one 

 low bush to another, very busy in search of insects, and had a sprightly 

 and pleasant warbling song, the novelty of which first attracted my 

 attention. I have traversed the same and many such places, every 

 spring and autumn since, in expectation of again meeting with some 

 individual of the species, but without success. I have, however, the 

 satisfaction to say, that the drawing was done with the greatest atten- 

 tion to peculiarity of form, markings, and tint of plumage ; and the 

 figure on the plate is a good resemblance to the original. 



The Mourning warbler is five inches long, and seven in extent ; 

 the whole back, wings, and tail, are of a deep greenish-olive, the tips 

 of the wings, and the centre of the tail-feathers excepted, which are 

 brownish ; the whole head is of a dull slate-colour, the breast is orna- 



