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Adult c?j Fall. — Similar to adult c? in Spring but blue areas more or less 

 tipped with greenish, the throat bands with yellow; more white about the eyes 

 and lores. 



Young ^, Fo//.— Similar to adult <? in Fall but with the blue areas still 

 more heavily tipped with greenish, the blackish throat band less pronounced or 

 absent. 



Adult 2, Spring. — Similar to adult cf in Spring but blue areas duller and 

 with more or less greenish wash; blackish thrOat-band usually absent, brown 

 breast-band much reduced, paler, or absent; sides grayish usually without chest- 

 nut. 



Adult 5, FaH.— Similar to adult $ in Spring but blue areas greener, the 

 breast with still less brown. 



Young 5, FoW.— Similar to adult $ in Fall but with no brown on breast. 



Nestling. — Above brownish gray with a tinge of green ; below grayish white ; 

 two white wing-bars. 



General Distribution.— 'Eastern Texas, Mississippi Valley, and 

 north Atlantic States. 



Summer Range. — Gulf States east to Alabama, Mississippi 

 Valley as far west, casually, as eastern Nebraska (Havelock, April 20, 

 1901), South Dakota (Black Hills), Wyoming (Cheyenne, May 30, 

 1888), Golorado (Fountain, May 11, 1870) ; north to northern Wis- 

 consin, northeastern Minnesota (St. Louis Co.,), Michigan (Spectacle 

 Reef) ; east through central Ontario (Ottawa, Algonquin Park), 

 Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick (rare or local), Nova Scotia, 

 northern Maine; south to southern New England and casually 

 further and along the Alleghenies to North Carolina. 



The apparent derivation of the New England birds from the 

 Mississippi Valley is paralleled by the distribution of Geothlypis trichas 

 trichas. 



Winter Range. — Mexico and Central America. 

 Spring Migration. — Records from the South Atlantic States 

 doubtless relate to both the southern Parula {Compsothlypis americana 

 americand) and the northern Parula (C a. usnece) ; those from the 

 northern States and Mississippi Valley to the northern Parula only. 



