CAPE MA Y WARBLER. 305 



a dirty purplish flesh colour ; inner side of the middle claw, 

 deeply pectinated. 



The female differs chiefly in wanting the pure white on the 

 three exterior tail-feathers, these being more of a brownish 

 cast. 



CAPE MAY WAEBLER. (Sylvia maritima.) 



PLATE LIV.-FiG. 3. 



SYLVICOLA MARITIMA.— Jardine.* 



Sylvia maritima, Bonap. Synop. p. 79. — The Carbonated Warbler? Aud. pi. 60, 

 male ; Orn. Biog. i. p. 308. 



This new and beautiful little species was discovered in a 

 maple swamp in Cape May county, not far from the coast, 

 by Mr George Ord of Philadelphia, who accompanied me on 

 a shooting excursion to that quarter in the month of May last 

 (1811). Through the zeal and activity of this gentleman I 

 succeeded in procuring many rare and elegant birds among 

 the sea islands and extensive salt marshes that border that 

 part of the Atlantic, and much interesting information rela- 

 tive to their nests, eggs, and particular habits. I have also at 

 various times been favoured with specimens of other birds 

 from the same friend ; for all which I return my grateful 

 acknowledgments. 



The same swamp that furnished us with this elegant little 

 stranger, and indeed several miles around it, were ransacked 

 by us both for another specimen of the same, but without 

 success. Fortunately it proved to be a male,f and being in 

 excellent plumage, enabled me to preserve a faithful portrait 

 of the original. 



Whether this be a summer resident in the lower parts of 



* The Prince of Musignano first directed my attention to the identity 

 of this bird of "Wilson and Audubon's carbonated warbler. I cannot 

 perceive any essential difference, that is, judging from the two plates 

 and descriptions. Mr Audubon procured his species in the State of 

 Kentucky. — Ed. 



I Female figured Vol. III. 

 VOL. II. U 



