168 WARBLER. 



Among Mr. Abbot's drawings is a bird, pale brown above, over 

 the eye a pale streak, and through it a brown one ; under parts dusky 

 white ; wings and tail brown. This appeared a young bird, and was 

 killed in Briar Creek Swamp, Georgia, the only one met with. 



A bird similar to the Worm-eater is found in Georgia, but it is 

 scarcely five inches long ; olive-green above, and pale dusky olive 

 beneath ; down the crown a black streak, with the other streaks as 

 in Edwards's figure of that bird ; with the addition of a pale rufous 

 spot at the setting on of the wing. It was named Black streaked- 

 headed Warbler, and appeared a Variety of Edwards's bird. This 

 and another, a female, found among weeds in plantations in autumn, 

 but not common ; feeds on caterpillars and spiders ; the note a feeble 

 chirp ; is an active bird : found also in the forests and groves of 

 Paraguay ; the note of the male somewhat imitating the word Chi- 

 chi chi hi chicha. 



218— TENNESEE WARBLER. 



Sylvia peregrina, Tennesee Warbler, Amer. Orn. iii. pi. 25. f. 2. Shaw's Zool. x. 621. 



LENGTH four inches and three quarters, breadth eight. Bill 

 pointed, somewhat thick at the base, dusky, paler beneath ; irides 

 hazel ; head above and cheeks light bluish colour, with an olive 

 tinge; from the nostrils, over the eye, a pale yellow line, fading 

 into white; back, rump, lesser wing coverts, and those of the tail, 

 rich yellow olive, the rest of the wing feathers deep dusky, broadly 

 edged with yellow olive; throat and breast pale cream-colour; belly 

 and vent white; tail forked, olive, relieved with dusky; legs purplish 

 brown. 



In the female the yellow line over the eye is more obscure, and 

 the olive tint in the plumage not so rich. 



