18^ RUBY-THROATED WARBLER, 



the neck. The lore and base of the inferior mandihle 

 deep black; the throat and npper part of the neck 

 lt>rilliant Vermillion red/ bordered with dark grey; mid- 

 dle of abdomen and under tail coverts bluish white; 

 crop and flanks greenish grey or olive brown; middle 

 tail feathers the longest, and rounded; the side feathers, 

 particularly the outermost ones, pointed. Beak and iris 

 brown; feet brown. In autumn the splendid red 

 throat is covered with white feathers. 



The female has the upper parts like the male, but 

 the red on the throat is much lighter, and in some 

 specimens it is described as being more of a rosy 

 tirit. . In the East Indian specimen before me, sent 

 by M. Verreaux, the vermillion red is still retained, 

 though lighter, and with a whitish spot in the centre. 

 In my specimen the lore is black, and the vermillion 

 red is surrounded by a bright grey border, becoming 

 black as it comes in contact with the white line which 

 extends from the base of the mandibles. 



The young male is described by Degland as similar 

 to the adult, with the throat and upper part of neck 

 of a clear rose or yellowish red. 



My figure of this bird is a male in breeding plumage, 

 from an Indian specimen sent to me by M. Verreaux. 

 It has also been figured by Gould, in "B. of E." 



