MBDS— 8YLVIC0LIDAE — HELMINTHOPHAGA BACSHMANIv 



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HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRTSOPTEKA, Cab an is. 



Golden-winged Warbler. 



Moladlla cftn(sopJer«,'t.iNNAEus, Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 333. — Gmeliw, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 971. 



Sylvia chryioptera, Latham, Index Orn. II, 1790. — Wilson, Am. Orn. II, 1810, 113 ; pi. xv, f. 5. — Bohaf. Am Orn. 



I, 1825, 13 ; pi. i, f. 3. (Q)— Ib. Synopsis, 1828, 87. 

 Sylvicoltt chrys^ptera, Richardson, List, 1837. 

 Vermivora ehrysoptera, (Swainson) Bonap. List, 1838. 



Melinaia ehrysoptera, Add. Syli. 1639, 6T.— IS. Birds Am. 11, 1841, 91 j pi. lOT, 

 Htlmithtm ehirystipUra, Bonaf. Consp. 1850, 315. 

 Helminthophaga. chrysoptetOf Cabanis, Mus. Hcin. 1850- '51, SO. 

 Motucillaflavifrms, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 976. 

 Sylvia flavifrons, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790, 527. 



Sp. Ch. — Upper parts uniform bluish gray ; the head above and a large patch on the wings yellow. A broad streak from the 

 bill 'through and behind the eye, with the chin, throat, and fore part of the breast, black. The external edge of the yellow 

 crown continuous with a broad patch on the side of the occiput above the auriculars, a broad maxillary stripe widening on tlie 

 side of the necb, the under parts generally, with most of the inner webs of the outer three tail feathers lyhite ; the sides of the 

 body pale ash oolo^ female similar, but duller. Length, about 5 inches ; wing, 2.65 ; tail, 2.25. 



Hab. — Eastern United States to the Missouri. Bogota. (Sclater.) 



The bill is ratber shorter than the head, and blacfe ; the feet broWn. The edges of the 

 secondaries and tertials are olive green. There is a small white patch on the fourth tail feather. 

 A summer male has the back and belly strongly tinged with olive. 



List of sjpecimens4 i 



Locality. 



Carlislfe, Pa 



Philadelphia 



United States. 



St. Louis, a . 



Union county, Illinois . 



When calleeted. 



July 8, 1845 



M&,y 13, 1867 

 May II, 1857 



Whence obtained. 



S. F. Baird , 

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.do. 



Lt. Bryan ^..^.^j. 

 N. W. University. 



Golleeted by.>^ 



W. S. Wood 



Bobt. Kennicott. 



, HELMINTHOPHAGA B ACHM ANI, C a b a n i s . 



Bachmau's Warblen 



Sylvia bachnumi, Audueoh, OrU. &bg. 11, 1834, 483 ; 183. 



SyMcola bachHtani, Rich. List, 1837. 



Vermivora bachmani, Bonap. List, 1838. 



Helinaia bachmani. Add. Syn. 1839, 68.— Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 93 ; pi. 103. 



Helmitheros bachmani, Bdnaf. Consp. 1850, 315. 



Helminthophaga bachmani, Cabanis, Journ. f. Orn. Ill, 1855, 475. (Cuba.) 



Sp. Ch. — Above olive green, as also are the sides of the head and neck. Hind head tinged with ash. A broad patch on the 

 forehead, bordered behind by black ; chin, stripe from this along the side of the throat, and the entire under parts deep yellow 

 Throat and fore part of breast black. A patch on the inner web of the outer two tail feathers near the end white. Length, 

 4.50 ; wing, 2.35 ; tail, 2.05. 



Ha6.— Sputh Atlantic States. Cuba ; (Cabanis.) 



The bill of this species is much attenuated and considerably decurved. The tail is nearly 



