MNIOTILTIDA. —- CLXXIII. 303 
977. D. dominica (L.). YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER. Ashy 
blue; throat bright yellow; belly white; cheeks and top of head 
black ;- superciliary line white or yellowish in front. L.5. W. 23. 
T. 2}. Southern States; N. to Pa. and N. Ind., rare N. A neat, 
plain species with the habits of a creeper; represented W. by var. 
albilora Ridgway, smaller, with shorter bill, the superciliary streak 
chiefly or entirely white, instead of yellowish as in var. dominica, 
Miss. Valley and S. (From St. Domingo.) 
978. D. blackburniz (Gmelin). ORANGE-THROATED War- 
BLER. Black above with buffy streaks; crown patch, superciliary 
line, sides of neck and the whole throat brilliant orange, becoming 
yellowish on the belly; 9 similar, but olive and yellow instead of 
black and orange. L. 53. W. 28. T. 2}. E. N. Am., abundant 
in migration, among the tree-tops; the most brilliant species. 
(To Mrs. Blackburn.) 
979. D. virens (Gmelin). BLAcK-THROATED GREEN War- 
BLER. Clear yellow olive; rump ashy; sides of head rich yel- 
low; whole throat and breast jet black, the color extending along 
the sides; otherwise whitish below; 9 and winter birds with 
the black interrupted or veiled with yellowish. L.5. W. 2%. T. 
21. E.N.Am.; abundant. (Lat., greenish.) 
980. D. vigorsi (Audubon). PINE-cREEPING WARBLER. Yel- 
low olive above ; under parts and superciliary line dark yellow; no 
sharp markings anywhere ; wing bands dull whitish, distinct only 
in adult ¢; 9 more grayish. L.53. W.3. T. 2}. E.U.S., N. 
to Me. and N. Mich.; abundant in pine forests, the dullest in color 
of our species. 
981. D. kirtlandi Baird. KirTLaNp’s WarBLeR. Ashy blue 
above, back and sides streaked with black; yellow below; chin 
and crissum white; no distinct white wing bars; lores black; 9? 
similar, duller. L.5}. W. 2. T. 22. E. U.S., quite rare. (To 
Dr. J. P. Kirtland.) 
982. D. discolor (Vieillot). PrarrrzE WARBLER. Olive yel- 
low ; back with a patch of red spots; forehead, superciliary line, 
wing bars and under parts bright yellow; streaked below; sides of 
head with black; 9 similar. L. 4%. W. 2}. T.2. E.U.S.,N. 
to Mass. and Mich.; chiefly in evergreen thickets. An elegant 
species. (Lat., two-colored.) 
983. D. palmarum (Gmelin). ReEp-poLt WARBLER. Brown- 
ish olive above, somewhat streaked, rump brighter; crown bright 
chestnut; superciliary line and under parts yellow with brown 
streaks; no wing bars; 9 similar. L.5. W. 22. T.2}. ELN. 
Am.; abundant; terrestrial; represented along the Atlantic coast 
by var. hypochrysea Ridgway, larger, and much more deeply colored, 
entire lower parts bright yellow. (Lat., of the palms.) 
