214 WARBLER. 



286 —BLACK AND YELLOW WARBLER. 



Sylvia Magnolia, Black and Yellow Warbler, Am. Orn. iii. pi. 23. f. 2. Shaw's Zool. x. 

 p. 604. 



LENGTH five inches ; extent seven. Bill black ; the crown fine 

 ash ; front, lore, and behind the ear black ; over the eye a fine white 

 line, and a smaller one of the same immediately under; back nearly 

 all black; shoulders thinly streaked with olive; rump yellow ; tail 

 coverts jet black ; all the under part of the bird rich yellow, spotted 

 from the breast with streaks of black ; vent white ; on the wings two 

 bars of white, pretty broad; tail slightly forked, the inner webs of 

 the feathers white to within half an inch of the tips, where they are 

 black ; legs brown. The female not known. 



This is found in the United States of America, among the Mag- 

 nolias in the Mississippi, but is scarce ; one also seen some years 

 since, some miles from Philadelphia; all these were males. 



287.— BLUE-GREEN WARBLER 



Sylvia rara, Blue-green Warbler, Amer. Orn. iii. pi. 27. f. 2. Shaw's Zool. x. 657. 



LENGTH four inches; extent seven. Bill and legs bright light 

 blue; the plumage on the upper parts verditer, tinged with pale 

 green, brightest on the front and forehead ; lore, line over the eye, 

 the throat, and whole under parts pale cream-colour; cheeks greenish ; 

 first and second row of wing coverts tipped with white; quills and 

 tail brownish black, the last forked, the three exterior feathers have 

 the outer webs white, with greenish edges. 



Inhabits North America. — This was shot on the Banks of Cum- 

 berland River, the beginning of April : sex uncertain. Observed 

 to have the habits of a Flycatcher. 



