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From Texas, generally distributed. Exceedingly abundant. Migratory. 



The Coppery Iris, or Louisiana Flag. 



Iris cdprea, Parsch, Fl. Amer., vol. i. p. 30.— Triandria Monogynu, Linn.— Irides, 

 Juss. 



"Beardless, the stem equal in height to the leaves, which are broadly ensi- 

 form, the stigmas linear and short, all the petals emarginate, reflected, and 

 obovate, the inner shorter, the capsules large and hexagonal. Found on the 

 banks of the Mississippi, near New Orleans. Flowers of a beautiful copper 

 colour, veined with purple." 



TOWNSEND'S WOOD- W ARB LER. 



"f* Sylvicola Townsendi, Nuttall. 

 PLATE XCIL— Male. 



Mr. Nuttall has honoured this beautiful Warbler with the name of his 

 friend and companion Mr. Townsend. It was procured about the Columbia 

 river. All the information respecting it that I possess is contained in the 

 following brief notice by the former of these celebrated naturalists. "Of this 

 fine species, we know very little, it being one of those transient visiters, 

 which, on their way to the north, merely stop a few days to feed and recruit, 

 previous to their arrival in the higher latitudes, or afterwards disperse in 

 pairs, and are lost sight of till the returning wants and famine of the season 

 impel them again to migrate, when, falling on the same path, they are seen 

 in small silent flocks advancing toward the retreat they seek out for their 

 temporary residence. As this species frequents the upper parts of the lofty 

 firs, it was almost an accident to obtain it at all. The female remains un- 

 known." 



The plant represented, Calycanthus floridus, the Carolina allspice, is 

 much esteemed on account of the fragrance of its large purple flowers, and 

 abounds in the Southern States, growing on the margins of swamps and 

 rivulets. 



