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ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. 
The tail is even, the feathers being dark brown, edged with olive- 
green on the outer, and with white on the inner web. 
The Orange-crowned Warbler resembles several species of indi¬ 
genous and foreign Warblers; and the females of others, such as 
that of the Sylvia triclias , may also be mistaken for it; but it may 
be distinguished from each of them respectively by particular cha¬ 
racters, which it is not necessary to detail, as the concealed orange 
spot of the crown is a peculiarity not possessed by either of the 
allied species. The Nashville Warbler (Sylvia rubricapilla) of 
Wilson, seems to be more closely related to the Orange-crowned 
Warbler than any other. That bird, also, is evidently a JDacnis , 
and scarcely differs from our species, 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 remark¬ 
able 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. 
