WARBLER. 175 



breast before, as a narrow band, continuing on the sides under the 

 wings; all the under parts otherwise are white; across the wing 

 coverts two bands of white ; quills dusky; tail one inch and a half 

 long, even, dusky black, the feathers fringed outwardly with blue ; 

 all but the two middle ones marked with an oval white spot on the 

 the inner margin, near the end, most considerable on the outer ones; 

 lower part of the back marked with some dusky streaks, the rump 

 paler blue, and plain, upper tail coverts blue, fringed with dusky 

 round the end ; legs slender, black. 



In the collection of Lord Stanley. Native place uncertain. It 

 seems to coincide much with the Caerulean Species. 



226— GOLD-WINGED WARBLER. 



Sylvia cbrysoptera, Ind. Orn. ii. 541. Vieill. Am. ii. pi. 97. 



- flavifrons, Ind. Orn. ii. 527. 



Motacilla chrysoptera, Lin. i. 333. Gm. Lin. i. 971. 



flavifrons, Gm. Lin. i. 976. 



Ficedula Pennsylvanica cinerea gutture nigro, Bris. Sup. 109. Id. 8vo. i. 458. 

 Le Figuier aux ailes dorees, Bvf. v. 311. 

 Gold-winged Flycatcher, Edw. pi. 299. Bartr. p. 290. 

 Yellow-fronted Warbler, Gen. Syn. iv. 461. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 296. 

 Gold-winged "Warbler, Gen. Syn. iv. 492. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 295. Amer. Orn. ii. 

 pi. 15. f. 6. Shaw's Zool. x. 624. 



SIZE of the Caerulean Warbler. Bill black ; crown of the head 

 yellow, on the sides white ; through the eye a black streak ; upper 

 parts of the body deep ash-colour, throat and neck before black ; 

 the rest of the under parts white ; on the wing coverts a spot of 

 yellow ; tail a trifle forked, the outer feather marked with a spot of 

 white on the inner web ; legs black. 



Found in Pennsylvania in April, passing northward to breed ; 

 returning in autumn ; has the habit of a Titmouse ; is by no means 

 a common bird. 



