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ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 
edged with olive-green on the outer, and with white on the 
inner web. 
The orange-crowned warbler resembles several species of 
indigenous and foreign warblers; and the females of others, 
such as that of the Sylvia trichas, may also be mistaken for it ; 
but it may be distinguished from each of them respectively, by 
particular characters, which it is not necessary to detail, as the 
concealed orange spot of the crown is a peculiarity not pos- 
sessed by either of the allied species. The Nashville warbler 
[Sylvia ruhricapilla) of Wilson, seems to be more closely rela- 
ted to the orange-crowned warbler than any other. That bird, 
also, is evidently a Dacnis^ and scarcely differs from our spe- 
cies, except in the white belly, the light ash colour of the head 
and neck, and the deep chestnut colour disposed in small 
touches on the crown, instead of an uniform orange colour. 
The figure given in our plate is that of a male ; and the 
only difference observable between the sexes is, that the rump 
of the male is of a brighter colour, approaching, in old birds, 
to a pure yellow. 
During winter, the orange-crowned warbler is one of the 
most common birds in the neighbourhood of St Augustin, 
Florida, almost exclusively frequenting the orange trees. Their 
manners resemble those of the kindred species, though they 
have a remarkable habit of constantly inflecting the tail, like 
the pewee. The note consists of a chuck, and a faint squeak, 
but little louder than that of a mouse. 
