BIRDS—SYLVICOLIDAE—HELMINTHOPHAGA BACHMANI. 
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HELMINTHOPHAGA CHRYSOPTERA, Cabanis. 
Golden-winged. Warbler. 
Motacilla chrysoptera, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 333.— Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 971. 
Sylvia chrysoptera, Latham, Index Orn. II, 1790.—Wilson, Am. Orn. II, 1810, 113 ; pi. xv, f. 5 .—Bonap. Am Orn. 
I, 1825, 12 ; pi. i, f. 3. (Q)—Ib. Synopsis, 1828, 87. 
Sylvicola chrysoptera, Richardson, List, 1837. 
Vermivora chrysoptera, (Swainson) Bonap. List, 1838. 
Helinaia chrysoptera, Aud. Syn. 1839, 67.— Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 91 ; pi. 107. 
Helmitheros chrysoptera, Bonap. Consp. 1850, 315. 
Helminlhophaga chrysoptera, Cabanis, Mus. Hein. 1850-’51, 20. 
Motacilla Jlavifrons, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. I, 1788, 976. 
Sylvia Jlavifrons, Latham, Ind. Orn. II, 1790, 527. 
Sp. Ch. —Upper parts uniform bluish gray ; the head above and a large patch on the wings yellow. A broad streak from the 
bill 'through and behind the eye, with the chin, throat, and fore part of the breast, black. The external edge of the yellow 
crown continuous with a broad patch on the side of the occiput above the auriculars, a broad maxillary stripe widening on the 
side of the neck, the under parts generally, with most of the inner webs of the outer three tail feathers white ; the sides of the 
body pale ash color. Female similar, but duller. Length, about 5 inches ; wing, 2.65 ; tail, 2.25. 
Hub. —Eastern United States to the Missouri. Bogota. (Sclater.) 
The bill is rather shorter than the head, and black ; the feet brown. The edges of the 
secondaries and tertials are olive green. There is a small white patch on the fourth tail feather. 
A summer male has the back and belly strongly tinged with olive. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
When collected. 
Whence obtained. 
Collected by— 
2365 
Carlisle, Pa._ 
July 8, 1845 
S. F. Baird. 
1242 
Philadelphia_. ._ 
1917 
O 
Uniter] States. _ __ 
6982 
A 
St. Louis_,_... 
May 13, 1857 
Lt. Bryan___ 
W. S. Wood. 
10156 
<? 
Union county, Illinois.... 
May 11, 1857 
N. W. University_ 
Robt. KenDicott_ 
HELMINTHOPHAGA BACHMANI, Cabanis. 
Bachman’s Warbler. 
Sylvia bachmani, Audubon, Orn. Biog. II, 1834, 483; 183. 
Sylvicola bachmani, Rich. List, 1837. 
Vermivora bachmani, Bonap. List, 1838. 
Helinaia bachmani, Aud. Syn. 1839, 68.— Ib. Birds Am. II, 1841, 93 ; pi. 108. 
Helmitheros bachmani, Bonap. Consp. 1850, 315. 
Helminlhophaga bachmani, Cabanis, Journ. f. Orn. Ill, 1855, 475. (Cuba.) 
Sp. Ch. —Above olive green, as also are the sides of the head and neck. Hind head tinged with ash. A broad patch on the 
forehead, bordered behind by black ; chin, stripe from this along the side of the throat, and the entire under parts deep yellow 
Throat and fore part of breast black. A patch on the inner web of the outer two tail feathers noar the end white. Length, 
4 .50 ; wing, 2.35 ; tail, 2.05. 
Hab. —South Atlantic States. Cuba ; (Cabanis.) 
The bill of this species is much attenuated and considerably decurved. The tail is nearly 
