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V. S. p. E. E EXP. ANB SUEVETS — ZOOLOGT — GENEEAL EEPOET. 



HELMITHEKUS VEKMIVOEUS, Bonap. 



TVoTm-eating Warbler. 



? Motacilla vermivora, Gmelin, Sjst. Nat. I, 1788, 951. 



Sylvia vermivora, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790, 499.— Wilson, Am. Orn. Ill, 1811, 74 ; pi. xxir, f. 4.— Bonap, Obs. 



Wilson, 1826.— Acd. Orn. Biog. I, 1832, 177 : V, 460 ; pi. xzxiv. 

 Sylvia {Dacnis) vermivora, Nuttall, Man. I, 1832, 409. 

 Sylvicola vermivora, Rich. List, 1837. 



Helinaia vermivora, AcD. Syn. 1839, 66.— Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 86 ; pi. 105. 

 Helmitherus vermivorus, Bonap. Conspectus, 1850, 314. — Cab. Mub. Hein. 1850, 20. , 



Ficedula pennsylvanica, Brisson, Orn. VI, 1760, app. 102. 



Vermivora pennsylvanica, " Swainson," Bonap. List, 1838. — Gosse, Eirdsj Jam. 1847, 150. 

 Helmitheros migratonus, RAFiNEsunE, Jour, de Phys. LXXXVIII, 1819, 417.— Hartlaub, Rev. Zool. 1845, 342. 

 Vermivora falvicapilla, Swainson, Birds, II, 1837, 245. 



Sp Oh. — Bill nearly as long as the head ; upper parts generally rather clear olive green. Head with four black stripes and 

 three brownish yellow ones, namely, a black one on each side of the crown and one from behind the eye, (extending, in fact, a 

 little anterior to it,) a broader median yellow one on the crown, and a superciliary from the bill. Under parts pale brownish 

 yellow, tinged wilh buff across the breast, and with olivaceous on the sJdes. Tail unspotted. Female nearly similar. Length, 

 5.50 ; wing, 3.00 ; tail, 2.35. 



Hab. — Eastern United States to Missouri river ; south to Guatemala. 



The first three quills are about equal and decidedly longer than the fourth. The tail is 

 slightly rounded. A specimen from Florida is brighter olive above. 



List of specimens. 



HELMITHEEUS SWAINSONH, Bonap. 



Swainsou's Warbler. 



Sylvia swainsonii, Ann. Orn. Biog. II, 1834, 563 : V, 462 ; pi. cxcviii. 



Sylvicola swainsonii, Rich. List, 1837. 



Vermivora swainsonii, Bonap. List, 1838. 



Helinaia swainsonii, Aud. Syn. 1839, b'6. — Ib. Birds Amer. II, 1841, 83 ; pl. civ, (type of genus.) 



Helmitherus swainsonii, Bonap. Conspectus, 1850, 314 — Cabanis, Mus. Hein. 1850, SO. 



Sp. Ch. — Bill as long as the head. Upper parts dull olive green, tinged with reddish brown on the wings, and still more on the 

 crown and nape ; a superciliary stripe and the under parts of the body are white, tinged with yellow, but palest on the tail 

 coverts ; the sides pale olive brown. There is an obscure indication of a median yellowish stripe on the forehead. The lores 

 arc dusky. No spots or bands on wings or tail. Length, 5.60 ; wing, 2.85 ; tail, 2.20. 



Hob. — South Atlantic States. 



The bill of this species is on a line with the forehead, the upper outline nearly straight 

 almost to the tip^ the lower quite so. The wings are long, the quills attenuated at tip ; the 



