Helmintho-phila rubricapilla 
Descriptions of Fir« + Pi”ma?e of Cer- 
tam Nor tit Am, Bbs. Wm. Bre-wstsr. 
25. Helminthophaga ruficapilla. 
First plumage: female. Remiges, rectrices, etc., as in adult. Two 
conspicuous wing-bands of bright buif. Pileum and nape light ashy, 
tinged with fulvous. Back ashy, just touched with green ; rump bright 
olive-green. Supra-orbital line, ring around eye, and the throat, bright 
buif. Lores, maxillary line, and auriculars pale ashy. Breast and cris- 
snm gamboge-yellow, each feather tipped with whitish, producing a some¬ 
what hoary appearance. Abdomen pale yellow ; sides dull cinnamon, 
with a shade of ashy. From a specimen in my collection taken at Upton, 
Me., August 14, 1873. A full series of specimens illustrates well the 
progressive stages. The fall plumage is very quickly acquired by young 
of this species. 
Bull N, 0.0* 8 , April, 1878. p. SI■ 
