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BLUE-GREEN WARBLER. 

 (Sylvia rara.) 



Sy. cceruleo viridis siiltus albidis, cauda alisque nigricaniibus, rec* 

 tricibus lateralibus extm albis^ rnargine viridibus. 



Blue-green Warbler, beneath whitish, with the tail and wings 

 dusky; the lateral tail-feathers white on their outer webs, and 

 edged with green, 



Sylvia rara. Wils, Amer, Orn, 3. lip. 



Blue-green Warbler. fVils, Amer. Orn. 3. pL xxvii.y; 2. 



This bird appears about Cumberland River in 

 North America in April : it is four inches and 

 a half in length : the upper parts are verditer^ 

 tinged with pale green, brightest on the forehead; 

 lores, line over the eye, throat, and under parts, 

 pale cream-colour : cheeks tinged with greenish : 

 tail and wings dusky ; the former marked on the 

 three outer webs with white, and edged with 

 greenish ; and the greater and middle wing-coverts 

 tipped with white: beak with the upper mandible 

 dusky, the lower, and the legs, blue. 



