510 
NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
nearly the whole throat 
and chest yellow or 
yellowish white). Young 
in first autumn: Similar 
to adult female, but 
more tinged with yel- 
low below, and with 
black on throat and 
chest usually almost 
wholly concealed. 
Length 4.35-5,40, wing 
2.40-2.55, tail 1.90-2.05. 
Nest in trees, usually 
at considerable height. 
Eggs .67 X 49, white, 
or creamy white, spot- 
ted with reddish brown 
and lilac-gray, mixed 
with a few darker 
specks. Hab. Eastern 
North America, breed- 
ing from northern Uni- 
ted States northward; 
casual in Greenland; in 
winter, south through 
eastern Mexico and 
Central America to 
Panama; also to Cuba, 
Jamaica, and Dominica. 
667. D. virens (GMEL.). 
Black-throated Green 
Warbler. 
P, Breast bright yellow, like sides 
of head ; ear-coverts entirely 
black or deep olive, very 
strongly contrasted with 
yellow of adjacent parts. 
Adult male: Whole top of 
head, broad stripe on 
side of head, and patch 
covering chin, throat, 
and upper part of chest, 
uniform deep black; 
broad superciliary 
stripe, broader malar 
