Species XII. SYLVIA CHRYSOPTERA. 
GOLDEN- WINGED WARBLER. 
[Plate XV. Fig. 5.] 
Edw. 200. — Lefiguier aux ailes dore'es, Buff, v., 311. — Lath, ii., 492. — Arc!.. Zool. 
403, No. 20.3. Ib. No. 296.— Motaciila chrysoptera, Turt. Syst. t., 597.— Motor 
cilia fiavifrons, Yellow-fronted Warbler, Id. 601. — Parus alls aureis, Bartram, 
p. 292.* 
Tins is another spring passenger through the United States to the 
north. This bird, as well as fig. 4, from the particular form of its bill, 
ought rather to be separated from the Warblers ; or, along with several 
others of the same kind, might be arranged as a sub-genus, or particular 
family of that tribe, which might with propriety be called Worm-eaters, 
the Motaciila vcrmivora of Turton having the bill exactly of this form. 
The habits of these birds partake a good deal of those of the Titmouse ; 
and in their language and action they very much resemble them. All 
that can be said of this species is, that it appears in Pennsylvania for a 
few days, about the last of April or beginning of May, darting actively 
among the young leaves and opening buds, and is rather a scarce species. 
The Golden-winged Warbler is five inches long, and seven broad ; the 
crown golden yellow ; the first and second row of wing coverts of the 
same rich yellow ; the rest of the upper parts a deep ash, or dark slate 
color ; tail slightly forked, and, as well as the wings, edged with whitish ; 
a black band passes through the eye, and is separated from the yellow 
of the crown by a fine line of white ; chin and throat black, between 
which and that passing through the eye runs a strip of white, as in the 
figure ; belly and vent white ; bill black, gradually tapering to a sharp 
point ; legs dark ash ; iricles hazel. 
Pennant has described this species twice, first as the Golden-winged 
Warbler, and immediately after as the Yellow-fronted Warbler. See 
the synonymes at the beginning of this article. 
* Motaciila chrysoptera, Linn. Syst. i., p. 333. — Gmel. Syst. i., p. 971. — Motaciila 
fiavifrons, Gmel. Syst. i., p. 976. — Sylvia chrysoptera, Lath. Lid. Orn. n., p. 541. 
— Vieill. Ois. de V Am. Sept. pi. 97. — Sylvia fiavifrons, Lath. lad. Orn. n., p. 527. 
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