Dendroica tigrina 
®ea«riptions of Fir?' 4 ' Plumage of Cer¬ 
tain North Am, Bbe. Wm. Bre-water. 
34. Ferissoglossa tigrina. 
First plumage: female. Remiges, rectrices, and primary coverts as in 
adult. Pileum, nape, rump, and upper tail-coverts dark slaty-brown, 
the back with an indistinct patch of olive-green. Eyelids, throat, jugu- 
lum, and sides of breast dark slate; abdomen, anal region, and crissum 
solid white, tinged with dull yellow. From a specimen in my collection 
shot at Upton, Me., August 21, 1874 . This bird exhibits a few irregular 
patches and isolated feathers of dull yellow on the breast and throat, fore¬ 
runners of the fall plumage. 
Bull. N,O.Q, a, April, 1878 . p. C>Q . 
