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across the wings, (sometimes coalesced into one,) formed by the small coverts and secondaries. Part of the edge of the inner 
webs of the quills white. Feathers margining the black patch on the back behind and on the sides tinged with greenish. 
Length, 5 inches ; wing, 2.50 ; tail, 2.25. 
Hab .—Eastern United States to the Missouri river ; south to Guatemala. 
Second and third quills longest; first shorter than fourth. Tail rounded, emarginate. 
Female , in spring. —In general appearance like the male, but with the corresponding colors 
much duller. The black on the back reduced to a few large proximate spots. The spots on the 
under parts much fewer. Upper parts dirty ash, tinged with greenish on the lower back ; on 
the rump dull yellow. 
Male , in autumn. —Bill brown, lighter along the edges and base of lower mandible. Head and 
hind neck dirty ash, tinged above with green. Back greenish yellow, obsoletely spotted with black. 
Bump yellow. Throat and breast yellow, obsoletely spotted with black ; strongly tinged with 
light ash on the lower throat. Eyelids dirty white. Differs from the spring plumage in being 
without the black on the back, front, sides of the head and cheeks, and in a great degree on the 
under parts. Much less white on the wing and side of the head. The colors generally also 
are duller. 
Female , in autumn. —Similar, generally, to the male in fall. Back greenish yellow, brighter 
on the rump ; rest of upper parts deep ash. Lower parts yellow, obsoletely streaked with black ; 
the light ash on the lower throat decided. The white on the wings reduced to two narrow bands. 
There is a continuous white ring round the eye. Bill light brown. Basal part of lower man¬ 
dible dirty white. Feet lighter brown. 
Specimens vary somewhat in the amount of black on the under parts. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex & 
age. 
Locality. 
When collected 
Whence obtained. 
Orig. 
No. 
Collected by—- 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
Wing. 
7G0 
s 
Carlisle, Pa__ 
Sept. 26, 1842 
S. F. Baird. 
4. 83 
7. 50 
2. 41 
2276 
$ 
May 17, 1845 
_do_- - - - 
5. 00 
7. 50 
2. 41 
2212 
_do_ . 
May 3, 1845 
4. 75 
7. 75 
2. 41 
761 
o 
Sept. 26, 1842 
4. 66 
7. 25 
2. 25 
2671 
Q 
May 14, 1S46 
5. 00 
7. 33 
2. 33 
2278 
Q 
_do__ 
May 17, 1845 
4. 50 
7. 16 
2. 25 
2462 
o 
Sept. 12, 1845 
7333 
_ 
Northern Illinois . . 
R. Kennioott, 
10166 
$ 
Union county, Til 
May 11. 
__do 
6981 
$ 
St. Louis Mo 
May 12, 1857 
68 
W. S. Wood_ 
4643 
M’tli Vermilion riv_ 
May 5, 1856.. 
Lt. Warren _ 
Dr. Hayden_ 
8012 
Guatemala_ 
J. Gould. 
