Re/yulus satraim . 
Descriptions of First Plumage of Cer¬ 
tain North Am. Bbs. Wm. Brewster. 
8. Regulus satrapa. 
First plumage: female. Pileum (including forehead) dark smoky- 
brown,- line over the eye entirely cut off at its anterior corner by the junc¬ 
tion of the dusky lores with the brown of the forehead ; tertiaries broadly 
tipped with white ; breast strongly washed with pale fawn-color ; other¬ 
wise like adult. From a specimen'in my collection taken at Upton, 
Me., August 25 , 1874 . A young male taken August 25 , 1873 , is in 
every way similar. A good series of specimens of various ages shot 
during August and the early part of September illustrate well the 
transitional .stages. First the brown of the pileum darkens into two 
black stripes, while the line over the eye broadens to meet its external 
margin. Next, two lines of yellow feathers appear inside and parallel 
with the black ones, while the orange of the central space (of the male) 
is produced last. 
Bull. N.O.Q, 3, Jan., 1878. p, /</ . 
