BIRDS OF NOKTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 46V 



Helminthophaga celata var. lutescens'RinawAY, Am. Journ. Sci. and Arts., 3d ser., 

 iv, Dec, 1872, 457 (type from Kadiak, Alaska; coll. U. S. Nat. Mus. ); Am. 

 Nat, vii, Oct., 1873, 5 (description; Kadiak, Alaska; coll. U.S. Nat. Mus.). — 

 Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway, Hist. N. Am. Birds, i, 1874, 204, pi. 11, fig. 

 4.— Bendire, Proc. Boat. Soc. N. H., 1877, 113 (descr. eggs). 



[Helminthophaga celata] h. lutescens Coues, Birds N. W., 1874, 52; Birds Col. Val., 

 1878, 227. 



Helminthophaga celata . . . var. lutescens Coues, Check List, 1873, 125 (Appen- 

 dix), no. 68a. 



Helminthophaga celata lutescens Ridgway, Bull. Essex Inst., vii, Jan., 1875, 19 

 (West Humboldt Mts., Nevada), 22 (East Humboldt Mts.); Nom. N. Am. 

 Birds, 1881, no. 86a.— Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iv, 1879, 34 (descr. 

 young). — Coues, Check List, 2d ed., 1882, no. 108. — Nelson, Rep. Nat. Hist. 

 Coll. Alaska, 1887, 201. 



H[elminthophaga'] celata lutescens Ridgway, Bull. Essex Inst., vii, 1875, 22 (East 

 Humboldt Mts., Nevada, Sept.). 



[Helminthophaga celata.] /3. lutescens Ridgway-, Ibis, Apr., 1876, 169, 171; Orn. 

 40th Parallel, 1877, 429 (West Humboldt Mts., Nevada, Sept.; East Hum- 

 boldt Mts., Sept.). 



Helminthophaga celata, /3. lutescens Ridgway, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, iii, Apr., 

 1878, 65 (Calaveras Co., California, resident); Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., i, 1879, 

 404 (centr. California). 



Helminthophila celata lutescens Brewster, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vii, Apr., 1882, 

 85 (Tucson, Arizona, Apr. 26).— Belding, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vi, 1883, 

 347 (Victoria Mts., Lower California) , 526 (La Paz, Lower California) ; Land 

 Birds Pacific Distr., 1890, 206, part (breeding at Santa Cruz and Orema, 

 Santa Cruz Co., California; also at Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda Springs, 

 Haywards, andSebastopol). — Anthony, Auk, iii, 1886, 170 (Washington Co., 

 Oregon, breeding; habits). — American Ornithologists' Union, Check LisT, 

 1886, no. 646a.— Scott, Auk, v, 1888, 34 (Catalina Mts., Arizona, fall 

 migrant). — Townsend, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xiii,1890, 137 (Cape St. Lucas, 

 Lower California, Apr. 7). — Lawrence (R. H.), Auk, ix, 1892, 46 {Grays 

 Harbor, AVashington, breeding). — Anthony, Auk, xii, 1895, 142 (San Fer- 

 nando, Lower California, Apr. and early May) .— Grinnell, Auk, xv, 1898, 

 129 (Sitka, Alaska, breeding); Pub., ii, Pasadena Ac. Sci.. 1898, 44 (Los 

 Angeles Co., California, breeding in mountains up to 6,000 ft.). — Merrill, 

 Auk, XV, 1898, 18 (Fort Sherman, Idaho, May).— Kobbe, Auk, xvii, 1900, 356 

 (Cape Disappointment, Washington, breeding) .—Osgood, N. Am. Fauna, 

 no. 21, 1901, 79 (Fort Kenai, Alaska, May).— Maillard, Condor, iii, 1901, 

 126 (San Benito Co., California, breeding). 



H[elminthophila] celaia lutescens Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 489. 



H[elminlhophila] c[elata] lutescens Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 295. 



Helminthophila lutescens Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., i. Mar. 20, 1879, 391 

 (Calaveras Co., California).— Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., x, 1885, 246. 



HELMINTHOPHILA CELATA SORDIDA Townsend. 

 DUSKY WARBLER. 



Similar to IT. celata lutescens, but decidedly darker; bill and feet 

 larger, wing shorter, and tail longer. 



Adult male.— Length (skins), 110.5-119.4 (116.8); wing, 57.7-59.9 

 (59.2); tail, 49.3-50 (49.8); exposed culmen, 10.6-11.9 (11.4); tarsus, 

 18-18.8 (18.3).^ 



' Five specimens. 



