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yellow on the throat and fore breast. Feathers of the head strongly tinged with greenish ; 
secondaries, or some of them, edged with greenish yellow ; sides tinged with brown. 
Female in fall. — Whole upper parts light greenish olive, strongly marked with yellowish 
green between the wings. Throat, chin, and fore part of breast yellow ; across the throat 
slightly tinged with reddish brown. Lower parts dirty white, passing to pale yellow about the 
vent ; edges of secondaries like the head. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
When col- 
.acted. 
Whence obtained. 
Orig. 
No. 
Collected by — 
Length. 
Stretch 
Wing. 
Remarks. 
2219 
750 
725 
2160 
10101 
7489 
3 
3 
May 3, 1845 
Sept. 23, 1842 
Sept. 16, 1842 
April 28, 1845 
4.75 
4.75 
4.50 
4.50 
7.43 
7.66 
6.37 
7.50 
2.33 
2.50 
Q 
3 
2.43 
6974 
8649 
6497 
4671 
7991 
3 
Q 
3 
3 
2 
May 8, 1857 
Sept. 27, 1857 
46 
Upper mandible, black; 
lower, yellow ; legs, 
Mouth of Platte river . . 
April 27, 1850 
Lieut. Warren 
Dr. Hayden.... 
4.12 
6.62 
2.00 
PROTONOTARIA, Baird. 
The diagnosis of this section will be found in the synopsis of the genera under the head of 
Ilniotilteae. It is well characterized by its long, distinctly notched bill, and long wings, which 
are an inch longer than the slightly graduated tail, (the lateral feathers about .12 of an inch 
shorter.) The under tail coverts are very long, reaching within half an inch of the tip of the 
tail. The tarsi and hind toe are proportionally longer than in the true warblers. The notch 
and great size of the bill distinguishes it from the swamp warblers. 
The only North American species belonging to the group appears to be the old Sylvia 
protonotaria of Gin. 
PROTONOTARIA CITREA, Baird. 
Prothonotary Warbler. 
"Motacilla citrea, Boddaert, Tabl. pi. enl. 704, f 2, 1783," (G. R. Gray.) 
Mniotilta citrea, Gray, Genera. 
Motacilla protonotarius, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 972. 
Sylvia proton olarius, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790, 542. — Vieillot, Ois. Am. II, 1807, 27; pi. lxxxiii. — Wilson, Am. 
Orn. Ill, 1811, 72; pi. xxiv, f 3.— Aud. Orn. Biog. I, 1832, 22: V, 1838, 460; pi. 3. 
Sylvia {Dacnis) protonotarius, Bon. Obs. Wils. J. A. N. S. IV, 1825, 196.— Aud. Orn. Biog. pi. 3, name on plate. 
Vermivora protonotarius, Bonap. List, 1838. 
Helinaia protonotarius, Aud. Syn. 1839, 67.— Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 89; pi. 106. 
Helmithcrus protonotarius, Bonap. Conspectus, 1850, 314. 
Compsothlypis protonotarius, Cab. Mus. Hein, 1850, 20. (Not type.) 
Ficedula canadensis major, Brisson, Ois. Ill, 1760, 308 ; pi. xxvi, f. 1.— Buffon, V, 31G : VI, 191 ; enl. 704, f. 2. 
Sp. Ch. — Bill very large ; as long as the head. Head and neck all round, with the entire under parts, including the tibiae, 
rich yellow, excepting the anal region and under tail coverts, which are white. Back dark olivo gre-jn, with a tinjre of yellow ; 
