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Synopsis of the Birds 
Inhabits the United States in summer : rather common : 
somewhat rare north of Pennsylvania. Allied to Muscicapa. 
134. Sylvia minuta, Nob. Dull yellow-olive ; beneath pale 
yellow ; wings and tail dusky-brown ; wing-coverts tipt with 
white ; two lateral tail feathers with a white spot on the inner 
vane. 
Small-lieaded Flycatcher , Muscicapa minuta , Wils . Am* 
Orn. vi. p. 62. pi. so. fig . 5. ( not his Sylvia minuta.) 
Inhabits the southern and middle states in summer : ex- 
ceedingly rare in Pennsylvania, less so in New Jersey. 
Perhaps not of this genus, but still less a Muscicapa. 
135. Sylvia wilsonii, Nob. Olive-green; crown black ; front, 
line over the eye and all beneath, yellow. 
Female dull yellow-olive. 
Green Black-capt Flycatcher , Muscicapa pusilla , Wils. Am. 
Orn . Hi. p. 103. pi. 26. fig. 4. 
Inhabits the swamps of the southern parts of the United 
States during summer : rarely in the lower parts of Delaware 
and New Jersey. 
SUBGENUS II. DJCNIS. 
Dacnis (of Cassicus ), Cuv. Pit-pits , Vieill. 
Bill thick at base, rounded, pointed, quite straight, entire. 
Active, industrious ; creeping and hanging by the claws ; 
partaking much of the character of Parus in their habits, 
voice and action. The stout billed species pass insensi- 
bly to the slender billed Icteri and Tanagrae. 
136. Sylvia vermivora, Lath. Bright olive; head striped 
with black and buff; beneath dirty buff; bill long, stout. 
Worm-eating Warbler , Sylvia vermivora , Wils. Am. Orn * 
Hi. p. 74. pi. 24. fig. 4. 
Inhabits the southern states in summer ; extending its mi- 
grations to the middle states ; rare in Pennsylvania. 
137. Sylvia protonotarius, Lath. Yellow ; back and small 
