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BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Dendroica townsendi (Nutt.). 
Townsend’s Warbler. 
Description. 
^‘■/Spring, ynale . — Above bright olive-green , the leathers all black in the cen- 
ter, showing more or less as streaks, especially on the crown, where the black 
predominates. Quills, tail and upper tail-covert feathers dark-brown, edged with 
bluish-gray ; the wings with two white bands on the coverts ; the two outer tail- 
feathers white with a brown streak near the end ; a white streak only in the end of 
the third feather. Under parts as far as the middle of the body, with the sides of 
head and neck, including a superciliary stripe and a spot beneath the eye, yellow . 
the median portion of the side of the head, the chin and throat, with streaks on the 
sides of the breast, flanks and under tail-coverts, black ; the remainder of under parts 
white. Length 5 inches ; wing 2.65 ; tail 2.25. 
Spring, female . — Resembling the male, but the black patch on the throat replaced 
by irregular blotches upon a pure yellow ground.” — ( Hist. N. Am. B.) 
Habitat. — Western North America, east during migrations to western Colorado, 
north to Sitka, south to Mexico, and in winter to Guatemala. Accidental near Phila- 
delphia (Chester county). 
Accidental. An adult male of this decidedly western species, was shot 
by Mr. C. D. Wood, of Philadelphia, May 12, 1868, in an apple orchard, 
near Coatesville, Chester county. The specimen was sold ($40) to Dr. 
Turnbull, and after his death was purchased by Barney Hoopes, Esq.,, 
of Philadelphia, who subsequently disposed of it to the late John Krider,, 
of Philadelphia. 
Dendroica kirtlandi Baird. 
Kirtland’s Warbler. 
Description. 
“ Male ; upper parts slaty-blue ; crown and back streaked with black ; lores and 
frontlet black ; eyelids mostly white. Under parts clear yellow, whitening on cris- 
sum, the breast with small spots and the sides with short streaks of black ; greater 
and middle wing-coverts, quills, and tail-feathers edged with white ; two outer 
tail-feathers white-blotched on inner web. Length 5.50 ; wing 2.80 ; tail 2.70 
Adult female. — Upper parts dull bluish-gray, obscured with brownish on the hind 
neck and back, marked with heavy blackish streaks on the whole back ; crown and 
upper tail-coverts with fine black shaft-lines. Sides of head and neck like upper 
parts, with darkened lores and whitish eye-ring. Wing quills dusky, with slight 
whitish edging of both webs ; tail-coverts like back, but with large blackish central 
field, and whitish edging and tipping, forming two inconspicuous wing-bars. Tail- 
feathers like wing-quills only the outermost one having a small white blotch. 
Entire under parts dull yellow, brighter on breast, paler on throat and belly, 
washed with brownish on sides, with a slight necklace of brownish dots across the 
forebreast (as in N. canadensis)', these spots stronger on the sides of the breast, 
whence lengthening into streaks on the sides and flanks ; a few small sharp 
scratches of the same nearly across lower breast. Under tail-coverts white, un- 
marked. Bill and feet black. Length about 5.30 ; wing 2.60; bill .40 ; tarsus .80.” — 
{Key N. Am. Birds.) 
Habitat . — Eastern United States (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Michigan, Wis- 
consin), and the Bahamas in winter. 
