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U. S, p. E. E. EXP. AND SUEVEYS—rZOOLOGT'— GENERAL REPORT. 



HELMINTHOPHAG A PINUS, B a i r d . 



BIne-wiBged Y ellow Warbler. 



Certhia pinvs, Likn. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 187.— Gmelin, I, 1788, 478. 



Sylvia pinus, Latham, Index Orn. II, 1790, 537. — Vieillot, Ois. Am. Sept. II, 1807, 44. (Not of "Wilson.) 



Sylvia solitaria, Wilson, Am. Orn. II, 1810, 109 ; pi. xv.— Acp. Orn. Biog. 1, 1832, 102 ; pi. 21). 



Sylvia iPacnis) solitaria, Eonap. Obs. Wils. X A. N, S. VV, ISSfij 4,90, — Afddboh (name on plate ,) pi. gO — 



NuTTALL, Man. 1, 1832, 410. 

 Sylvicoltt solitaria, Rich. List, 1837- 



Vermivora solitaria, "Swainson," Jabd. ed. Wilson, 1832. — Bonap. List, 1838. 

 Helinaia solitaria, Aon. Syn. 1839, 69.— Ib. Birds Amer. II, 1841, 98; pi. 111. 

 Hdmitheros solitarius, Bonap. Conspectus, 1850, 315. 

 Sebninthophaga soliiaria^ Caeanis, Mus. Hein. 1850^ '51, 20. 



Sp. Ch. — Upper parts and cheeks olive green, brightest on the rump ; the wings, tail, and upper tail coverts, in part, bluish 

 gray. An intensely blaclf patch from the blue-blaolt bill to the eye, continued a short distance behind it. Crown, except 

 behind, and the under parts generally, rich orange yellow. The inner wing and under tail coverts white. Eyelids, and a short 

 line above and behind the eye, brighter yellow. Wing with two white bands. Two outer tail feathers with most of the inner 

 web, third one with a spot at the end white. Female find yoahg similar, duller, with more olivaceous on the crown. 

 Length, 4.50 ; wing, 2.40 ; tail, 2.10. 



Hub. — Eastern United States to the Missouri ; south to Guatemala. 



The till in this species is conical and very acute, shorter than the head. The first four quills 

 are nearly equal and considerably longest. The tail is emarginate and slightly rounded. 



This species is somewhat like Protonotaria citrea, though much smaller. The yellow of the 

 head is limited to the fore part of the crown. The hlack hand to the eye and the white on the 

 wing are not found in the other species. 



The summer or autumnal plumage of this species agrees quite well with the description of 

 Sylvia montana of Wilson, in everything hut the streaks on the sides of the body. 



As this species is unquestionably Certhia pinus of Linnaeus, it becomes necessary to restore 

 his specific name, instead of using solitaria of Wilson. 



List of specimens. 



