160 WARBLER. 



207.— ORANGE-THROATED WARBLER. 



Sylvia auricollis, 7nrf.Orra.ii. 53G. Vieill. Am.'\\. p. 46. 

 Motacilla auricollis, Gm. Lin. i. 98G. 



Ficedula Canadensis major, Bris. iii. 508. t. 26. f. 1. Id. 8vo. i. 449. 

 Le Figuier a gorge orangee, Buf. v. 290. 



Orange-throated Warbler, Gen. Syn. iv. 481. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 304. Shaw's Zool. 

 x. 735. 



LENGTH five inches or more. Bill brown, beneath whitish ; 

 plumage above olive-green, changing to ash-colour on the rump ; 

 throat, neck before, and breast, orange ; belly pale yellow ; vent and 

 thighs nearly white ; greater wing coverts ash-colour ; quills brown, 

 edged with ash ; the two middle tail feathers ash, the others black 

 on the outside and tips, and white within ; legs grey. 



The female differs, in having the orange on the belly less lively. 



Inhabits Canada. 



208.— CAPE MAY WARBLER. 



Sylvia maritima, Cape May Warbler, Amer. Orn. vi. pi. 54. f. 3. Shaiv's Zool. x. 739. 



LENGTH five inches and a half, extent eight and a half. Bill 

 and legs black ; whole upper part of the head black ; line from the 

 nostril over the eye, chin, and sides of the neck, rich yellow ; ear 

 feathers orange, which also tints the back part of the yellow line 

 over the eyes ; at the anterior and posterior angle of the eye a small 

 touch of black ; hindhead and whole back, rump, and tail coverts, 

 yellow olive, thickly streaked with black ; across the wing a broad bar 

 of white; the rest of the wing dusky, edged dark olive yellow; throat 

 and whole breast rich yellow, the same on the sides under the wings, 

 with spots of black running in chains; belly and vent yellowish 

 white; tail forked, dusky black, edged yellow olive, with a spot of 

 white on the inner webs of the three exterior feathers. 



