WARBLER. 181 



ferruginous ; between the bill and eye white ; chin, middle of the 

 belly, and tips of the outer tail feathers white; hind claw large. 

 Inhabits Buenos Ayres. 



235— PALM WARBLER. 



Sylvia Palmarum, Ind. Orn. ii. 544. Vieill. Am. ii. p. 21. pi. 73. 



Motacilla Palmarum, Gm. Lin. i. 951. 



Le Bimbele, ou Fausse Linotte, Buf. v. 330. 



Palm Warbler, Gen: Syn. iv. 498. Shaw's Zool. x. 607. 



LENGTH five inches. Bill sharp pointed ; irides pale brown ; 

 plumage above brown, deeper on the head ; rump and upper tail 

 coverts olive green ; wings and tail brown, with paler edges ; the two 

 outer feathers have a band of white on the inner web, near the tip ; 

 the under parts of the body are dirty yellowish white as far as the 

 belly; from thence pale yellow ; the wings reach one-third on the 

 tail, which is even. The female has no trace of wrlite over the eye ; 

 ends of the tail feathers white. 



Inhabits St. Domingo, and called by the negroes, Bimbele ; the 

 song consists of four or five notes only, neither varied nor striking, 

 though not unpleasant; it lives both on seeds and fruits; keeps 

 among the palm trees, in which it makes the nest, laying two eggs 

 only. 



236— BANANA WARBLER. 



Sylvia Bananivora, Ind. Orn. ii. 544. 



Motacilla Bananivora, Gm. Lin. i. 951. 



Le Bananiste, Buf. v. 332. 



Banana Warbler, Gen. Syn. iv. 498. Shaw's Zool. x. 728. 



LENGTH three inches and three quarters. Bill black, pointed, 

 and a trifle bent; plumage above deep grey, almost black, inclining 

 to brown on the wing coverts and tail ; on the former a white spot, 



