ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 107 
The female Cape May warbler may be very easily 
f st *ken for an imperfect Sylvia coronata, of which 
i j|' lr 0r five nominal species have already been made, 
m e 'Striking' resemblance it bears to the young, and to 
t . ® au tumnal condition of the plumage in that species, 
the'"i es . a f evv comparative observations to prevent 
rp'j being confounded together. 
a be present bird is smaller than the coronata, with 
ju 0r e slender, and rather more elongated bill; it is 
„, a ?S e ther destitute of the yellow spot on the head, as 
,l s ot the yellow on the rump, which is a striking 
rj s arac ter of the coronata in all its states, and gives 
T t0 the English name adopted by Wilson, 
feat) c ? lour of the outer edging of the wing and tail 
jj . Ifi rs is Yoi'y good distinctive mark ; in the maritima 
•K 18 olive green, whilst in the coronata it is white, 
featl s l lot on the inner webs of the exterior tail 
in ,r rS ’ ’ s a l s0 f° ur times larger in the coronata than 
e maritima. 
23. 
SF LrjA CELATA, BONAF. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 
BONArARTE, PLATE V. FIG. II. 
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Cat t' IS '’ffl® bird, discovered, early in May, at Engineer 
! '«d 0nnie nt, on the Missouri river, was iirst described 
tl,.,. llarTlf -‘d by Say ; the species was not uncommon at 
®ort| Seasoi b and appeared to he on its passage farther 
it „ It is more particularly interesting, inasmuch as 
8 Pee ,riC ^ es " le f auna of the United States with another 
'isce'? 8 - °f i' 10 sma H subgenus Dacnis, which may be 
' tamed by inspecting the bill, 
bud <! Oran ge-crowned warbler is full five inches long, 
8l c - Se Ven in extent. The bill is dark horn colour, 
the i* s traight, entire, and tapering to an acute point; 
’lie i*® °f the inferior mandible is whitish beneath ; 
pi e gs are dusky ; the irides dark brown. The general 
J image above is dull greenish olive, the. rump and tail- 
being bright yellowish olive. The head is very 
ft l % and inconspicuously crested ; the feathers of 
