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48. Vireo olivaceus. 



First plumage : male. Remiges, rectrioes, and greater ■wing-coverts as 

 in adult ; rest of upper surface, including the lesser wing-coverts and 

 rump, light cinnamon, tinged with ashy, and upon the interscapular 

 region washed faintly with dull green ; cheeks pale buff. Supra-orbital 

 line and entire under parts silky white, with a delicate wash of pale 

 brown on the sides. From a specimen in my collection taken at Upton, 

 Me., July 30, 1874. 



49. Vireo gilvas. 



Autwmnal plumage : young female. Crown precisely as in spring 

 adult ; interscapular region much more strongly tinged with olive-green. 

 Primaries and secondaries tipped with ashy-white. Anal and abdominal 

 regions silky-white. Best of under parts creamy-buff, lightest on throat 

 and crissum, most pronounced on the pectoral region, and intensifying 

 into rich, though dull, brownish-yellow on the sides. From a specimen 

 in my collection, shot at Concord, Mass., September 12, 1877. 



50. Vireo flavlfrons. 



First plumage: male. Remiges and rectrices similar to those of the 

 adults, but with the primaries and secondaries tipped and edged broadly 

 with white. Rest of upper parts uniformly blue-gray, tinged with cinna- 

 mon. Throat, cheeks, and pectoral region anteriorly, very pale yellow. 

 Rest of under parts silky-white. From a specimen in my collection ob- 

 tained at Cambridge, Mass., June 30, 1871. 



51. Vireo soUtarius. 



First plumage : female. Upper parts dark ashy, becoming lighter on 

 the rump, and washed strongly with olive-green on the interscapular re- 

 gion. Abdominal region, and throat soiled white, the latter with a -faint 

 ashy tinge. Sides and crissum pale greenish-yellow. A V-shaped patch 

 of fawn-color on the lower pectoral region. From a specimen in my col- 

 lection shot at Upton, Me., August 23, 1873. 



This bird is in transitional dress, being slightly past the first plumage. 



52. Vireo noveboraoensis. 



First plumage : female. Entire upper parts brownish-olive ; wing-bands 

 pale fulvous. Throat, cheeks, and breast fulvous-ash. Central portions 

 of abdominal and anal regions soiled white. ' Sides and crissum pale yel- 

 low, tinged with buff. Otherwise similar to the adult. From a specimen 

 in my collection obtained at Cambridge, Mass., July EO, 1871. 



53. Finicola enacleator. 



First plumage : male. Forehead, crown, cheeks, and throat dull yel- 

 lowish-brown, lightest on the throat, with a few blood-red feathers inter- 



