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Form, &c, typical ; but the bill rather more elevated and less wide than that of S. cestiva. 

 Tail, in our specimen, much worn, and appearing slightly notched. 



Inches. 

 Length from the tip of the bill to the end of 



the tail ...... 5 



„ of the tail . ... 1 



„ of the folded wing ... 2 

 ,, of the bill, from the angle of the 



mouth . . . . . . 



Dimensions. 



Lines. Inches. Lines. 



Length of the bill, measured along the ridge 5£ 



„ of the tarsus .... 9 



10 ,, of the middle toe ... 5f 



4^ .. of its claw .... 2 



of the hind toe ... 3 



of its claw .... 2£ 



[49.] 4. Sylvicola coronata. (Swainson.) Golden-crowned Warbler. 



Sub-family, Parians. Genus, Sylvicola, Swainson. 



Golden-crowned Fly-catcher (Muscicapa aureo vertice). Edwards, pi. 298. 



Golden-crowned Warbler. Penn. Arct. ZooL, ii., p. 403, No. 294. Adult male ; summer. 



Dusky Warbler. Idem, ii., p. 410, No. 309. Autumnal. 



Grasset Warbler. Idem, ii., p. 411, No. 314. Autumnal. 



Belted Warbler. Idem, ii., p. 408, No. 306. Adult male ; summer. 



Sylvia coronata. Lath. Ind., ii., p. 538, sp. 115. Adult male; summer. 



Sylvia umbria. Idem, ii., p. 518, sp. 34. Adult; autumn. 



Sylvia pinguis. Idem, ii., p. 543, sp. 132. Adult ; autumnal. 



Sylvia cincta. Idem, ii., p. 539, sp. 116. Adult male ; summer. 



Yellow-rump Warbler (Sylvia coronata). Wilson, ii., p. 138, pi. 17, f. 4. Summer male. Idem, v., 



p. 121, pi. 45, f. 3. Winter plumage. 

 Sylvia coronata. Bonap. Syn., p. 78, No. 104. 



This bird arrives on the banks of the Saskatchewan about the middle of May, 

 and continues there the whole summer, frequenting willow thickets and the 

 borders of streams and lakes, where the Myrica gale grows in abundance. It 

 seemed to be a shy, distrustful bird, at that season at least, affecting - the darkest 

 places, and concealing itself with great dexterity when pursued. It departs in 

 September. I did not discover its nest, nor could I ascertain the extent of its 

 range to the northward. Wilson informs us that it reaches Pennsylvania from 

 the north early in October, in its olive dress, and frequents the cedar-trees 

 (Juniperus Virginiana), devouring the berries with great avidity. After remaining 

 in that district for three or four months, it retires to spend the winter in Virginia 

 and the southern States, where it feeds much on the berries of the Myrica 

 cerifera. He found it in the southern parts of Georgia as late as the middle of 



