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the breast and sides. From a specimen in my collection shot at Cam- 
bridge, Mass., July 11, 1873. This bird has also two patches of bright 
yellow on the breast. 
34. Ferissoglossa tigrina. 
First plumage: female. Femiges, rectrices, and primary coverts as in 
adult. Pileum, nape, rump, and upper tail-coverts dark slaty-brown, 
the back with an indistinct patch of olive-green. Eyelids, throat, jugu- 
lum, and sides of breast dark slate ; abdomen, anal region, and crissum 
solid white, tinged with dull yellow. From a specimen in my collection 
shot at Upton, Me., August 21, 1874. This bird exhibits a few irregular 
patches and isolated feathers of dull yellow on the breast and throat, fore- 
runners of the fall plumage. 
35. Siurus auricapillus. 
“j First plumage. Femiges, rectrices, etc., as in the adult. Fest of 
upper parts dull fulvous-brown ; the crown without stripes , all the feathers 
very indistinctly darker centrally ; lower parts paler, more buffy, fulvous, 
growing gradually white toward the crissum, the buffy portions (breast 
and sides), with very fine indistinct streaks of dusky. From a specimen 
in my collection obtained near Washington.” — F. F. 
36. Oporornis formosa. 
“ First plumage. Femiges, rectrices, primary coverts, and alulae as in the 
adult. Pileum and back dull raw-umber-brown, tinged with rusty on the 
back and scapulars; throat, jugulum, breast, and sides pale grayish-fulvous, 
the abdomen and crissum paler, and slightly tinged with yellow. No 
markings of any sort about the head. My collection, Mt. Carmel, 111., 
July 27, 1875.” — F. F. 
37. Icteria virens. 
“ First plumage. Femiges, rectrices, etc., as in the adult. Head, su- 
periorly and laterally, uniform grayish-olive, with a barely appreciable 
whitish supraloral line and orbital ring, and without black markings. 
Whole throat pale ash-gray (almost white on the chin), stained laterally 
and anteriorly with yellow ; entire breast gamboge-yellow, obscured with 
olivaceous-gray across the jugulum (probably entirely gray at first, the 
yellow feathers being probably the beginning of the first moult). Ab- 
domen white ; flanks and crissum pale buff. In my collection from Mt. 
Carmel, 111., July 19, 1875.” — F. F. 
38. Myiodioctes canadensis. 
First plumage : female. Femiges, rectrices, etc., similar to the adults. 
Fest of the upper parts, including wing-coverts and sides of head, uniform 
deep dull cinnamon ; the greater coverts tipped with fulvous. Throat, 
breast, and sides very light cinnamon, tinged with olive. Anal and ab- 
dominal regions pale sulphnr-vellow. No conspicuous spots, stripes, or 
