SPECIES 12. SYLVIA CHRYSOPTERA. 
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. 
[Plate XV. — Fig. 5.] 
Edw. 299. — Lefiguier aux ailes dorees, Buff, v, 311. — I,,ath. ii, 
492.— Urct. Zool. 403. JVo. 295. lb. JV*o. 296.—Mutacilla cliry- 
soptera, Turt. Syst. i, 597. — Motacilla fiavifrons, Fellow- 
fronted Warbler, Id. 601. — Parus alis aureis, Barth am, p. 
292. — Peale’s Museum, Mo. 7010.* 
This 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 ar- 
ranged as a sub genus, or particular family of that tribe, which 
might with propriety be called Worm-eaters, the Motacilla 
vermivora of Turton having the bill exactly of this form. The 
habits of these birds partake a good deal of those of the Tit- 
mouse; and in their language and action they very much re- 
semble them. All that can be said of this species is, that it ap- 
pears 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 colour; tail slightly forked, and, as 
well as the wings, edged with whitish; a black band passes 
* Motacilla chrysoptera, Linn. Syst. T, p. 333 Gmei.. Syst. i, p.971.-^Mota- 
eilla flavifrons, Gmel. Syst. i, p. 976 , — Sylvia chrysoptera, Lath. Jnd. Orn. ii, 
p. 541. — ViEiii,. Ois. de V.Sm. Sept. pi. 97. Sylvia flavifrons, Lath, Ind. Orn, 
n, p. 527. 
