Species XXVIII. SYLVIA RUBRICAFILLA. 
NASHVILLE WARBLER. 
[Plate XXVII. Fig. 3.] 
The very uncommon notes of this little bird were familiar to me for 
several days before I succeeded in obtaining it. These notes very much 
resembled the breaking of small dry twigs, or the striking of small 
pebbles of different sizes smartly against each other for six or seven 
times, and loud enough to be heard at the distance of thirty or forty 
yards. It was some time before I could ascertain whether the sound 
proceeded from a bird or an insect. . At length I discovered the bird ; 
and was not a little gratified at finding it an entirely new and hitherto 
undescribed species. I was also fortunate enough to meet afterwards 
with two others exactly corresponding with the first, all of them being 
males. These were shot in the state of Tennessee, not far from Nash- 
ville. It had all the agility and active habits of its family the Worm- 
eaters. 
The length of this species is four inches and a half, breadth seven 
inches ; the upper parts of the head and neck light ash, a little inclin- 
ing to olive ; crown spotted with deep chestnut in small touches ; a pale 
yellowish ring round the eye ; whole lower parts vivid yellow, except 
the middle of the belly, which is white ; back yellow olive, slightly 
skirted with ash ; rump and tail coverts rich yellow olive ; wings nearly 
black, broadly edged with olive ; tail slightly forked and very dark 
olive ; legs ash ; feet dirty yellow ; bill tapering to a fine point, and 
dusky ash ; no white on wings or tail ; eye hazel. 
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