NASHVILLE WARBLER. 407 



ginning of April, and the drawing made with care immediately 

 after. Whether male or female, I am uncertain. It is one 

 of those birds that usually glean among the high branches of 

 the tallest trees, which renders it difficult to be procured. It 

 was darting about with great nimbleness among the leaves, 

 and appeared to have many of the habits of the flycatcher. 

 After several ineffectual excursions in search of another of 

 the same kind, with which I might compare the present, I am 

 obliged to introduce it with this brief account. 



The specimen has been deposited in Mr Peale's museum. 



The blue green warbler is four inches and a half long, 

 and seven and a half in extent ; the upper parts are verditer, 

 tinged with pale green, brightest on the front and forehead ; 

 lores, line over the eye, throat, and whole lower parts, very 

 pale cream ; cheeks, slightly tinged with greenish ; bill and 

 legs, bright light blue, except the upper mandible, which is 

 dusky; tail, forked, and, as well as the wings, brownish black; 

 the former marked on the three exterior vanes with white, and 

 edged with greenish ; the latter having the first and second 

 row of coverts tipt with white. Note, a feeble chirp. 



NASHVILLE WAKBLER. {Sylvia ruficajpilla.) 



PLATE XXVII.— Fig. 3. 



Peales Museum, No. 7789. 

 VERMIVORA RUBBICAPILLA.—Swaixsok.* 



Sylvia rubricapilla, Wils. Catal. — Bonap. Synop. p. 87. — Sylvicola (Vermivora) 

 rubricapilla, North. Zool. ii. p. 220.— The Nashville Warbler, Aud. pi. 89; 

 Om. Biog. i. p. 450. 



The very uncommon notes of this little bird were familiar to 

 me for several days before I succeeded in obtaining it. These 



particularly towards autumn, when insects begin to fail. There seems 

 little difference between the sexes. Such is the most important informa- 

 tion given by Mr Audubon. — Ed. 



* Wilson discovered this species, and afterwards, in his " Catalogue of 

 Birds in the United States," changed the specific name as above. Like 



