Vireo solitarius. 
Descriptions of First Plumage of Cer¬ 
tain North Am. Bbs. Wm. Brewster. 
51. Vireo solitarius. 
lirst plumage : female. Upper parts dark ashy, becoming lighter on 
the rump, and washed strongly with olive-green on the interscapular re¬ 
gion. Abdominal region and throat soiled white, the latter with a faint 
ashy tinge. Sides and crissum pale greenish-yellow. A Y-shaped patch 
of fawn-color on the lower pectoral region. From a specimen in my col¬ 
lection shot at Upton, Me., August 23, 1873. 
This bird is in transitional dress, being slightly past the first plumage. 
BuU.N.O.0. 3, July, 1878. p, //£ , 
US 
