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19. Cifitothorua stellaris. 



Autumnal plumage : young male. Above similar td adult, but darker, 

 eapecially on nape and pileum; Throat and abdomen light buif ; breast, 

 sides, anal' region, and crissuln rusty-brown, paler and with white tip- 

 pitigs to the feathers anteriorly. From a speciinen in my .collection shot 

 at Cambridge, Mass., September 19, 1870. 



20. Mniotilta varia. 



" Fimtphmiage: ' Similar in general appearance to the adult fetiiale, but 

 markings, especially^ the two stripes of the pileum and the streaks beneath, 

 much less sharply defined ; the streaks of the breast indistinct gJayish-- 

 dusky, suffused with pale fulvous, those of the back more strongly tinged' 

 ■viTth rusty. The two stripes on the pileum dull grayish^dusky, instead 

 of deep black. From a specimen in my collection obtained near Wash- 

 ington, July, 1876.'^ — R. E. 



21. Farula americana. 



" First pVumiage ; male. Eemiges, rectrices, etc., as in the adult. Pi- 

 leum, nape, rump, and tipper tail-coverts dull gray, tinged with olive 

 anteriorly and with blue posteriorly, the back with more or less of an 

 indistinct patch of olive-green ; throat and eyelids grayish- white, abdo- 

 men, anal region, and crissum pure white : jugulum and sides of breast 

 pale ash-gray. Froin two specimens obtained at Mt. Ckrmel, 111., July 

 17, 1871, Nos. 1457 and 1563, my collection. Bbth of these Show a large 

 patch of bright gamboge-yellow on the breast, these feathers denoting the 

 commencement of the adult plumage. Otie of them also ' has the chin 

 and an indistinct supraloral line tinged with yellow." — R. E. 



22. Frotonotaria citrea. 



" First phi/mage. Eemiges, rectrices, primary coverts, and alulae as in 

 the adult. Entire abdomen, anal region, and crissum white ; head, neck, 

 back, and jugulum pale greenish-olive, the throat and jugulum paler and 

 more olive, the upper parts brighter and more greenish ; rump and upper 

 tail-coverts plumbous-gray. From a specimen killed at Mt. Carniel, 111., 

 July 22, 1875 ; in my collection. In this specimen a large patch on each 

 side the breast is bright gamboge-yellow (as is also a row of 'pin-feath- 

 ers ' along the middle of the throat), indicating the adult plumage." — R. E. 



23. Helmitherus vermivorus. 



" First plumage. Eemiges, rectrices, primary coverts, and alulae as in 

 the adult. Eest of the plumage, including the whole back, lesser, mid- 

 dle, and greater wing-ooverts, buff, deeper below, more brownish on the' 

 back and base of the wing-coverts. Pileum with two badly defl'ned stripes 

 of grayish-brown, and a narrow streak of the same behind the eye. From 

 a Specimen in Mr. Henshaw's collection obtained near Washington in July, 

 ISVff." — E,'E. 



