BIKDS—SVLVICOLIDAE—DENDEOICA CARBONATA. 
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The female in spring differs somewhat from the male in having the upper parts dusky, tinged 
more or less in different individuals with greenish yellow. Rump decided greenish yellow. 
Head spotted with black. The yellow line from the nostrils over the eye, and the yellow on the 
sides of neck and breast faintly indicated. In some individuals the whole lower parts are dirty 
white, tinged with yellowish on the breast. In others, the throat and breast are more strongly 
marked with yellowish stripes beneath, as in the male, but fainter. The yellowish red of ear 
coverts wanting, that part being dirty ashy brown. In two specimens the white on the wings 
is not at all conspicuous, in another more so. The white spots on the tail are less distinct than in 
the male. 
Male in autumn, (747.) Tail feathers pointed. Tail emarginate, outer feather slightly shorter 
than the next. Third quill longest, second scarcely shorter, first longer than fourth. It resembles 
the spring male in the distribution of its coloring, but is duller, and with some colors wanting, 
in fact, more like the female. Like the female as to the back, head, yellow from nostril over 
eye and sides of head and throat ; yellowish red of ear coverts wanting, that part being yellowish 
spotted with light dusky. Lower parts strongly yellow, streaked with brown. Abdomen and 
tail coverts paler. The white on wing coverts rather duller than in spring. Outer edge of the 
ends of the primaries margined with whitish. Under part of the base of lower mandible light 
yellowish brown, (747.) 
The Motacilla tigrina, of Gmelin, and Sylvia tigrina , of Latham, are, without doubt, the 
same as Sylvia maritima, of Wilson. The S. tigrina , of Vieillot, appears to be the same as S. 
montana, of Wilson, agreeing in the two white wing bands, (not one,) and other characters. 
List of specimens. 
Catal. 
No. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
When collected. 
Whence obtained. 
Length. 
Stretch 
of wings. 
Wing. 
962 
747 
678 
10167 
3 
3 
Q 
9 
Carlisle, Pa_ 
__ _ _ do_ 
May 12, 1843 . 
Sept. 23, 1842 _ 
S. F. Baird .. 
_do_ 
5.00 
5. 00 
8. 33 
8. 00 
2. 66 
2. 91 
__do_...»_ 
May 17 1342 ... 
_do__ _ _ 
Racine, Wis_____ 
R. Kennicott___ 
DENDEOICA CARBONATA. 
Sylvia carbonata, Aud. Orn. Biog. I, 1831,308; pi. lx.— Nuttall, Man. I, 1832, 405. 
Sylvicola carbonala, Rich. List, 1837. 
Vermivora carbonata, Bonap. List, 1838. 
Htlinaia carbonata, Aud. Syn. 1839,68.— Ib. Birds Amer. II, 1841, 95; pi. cix. 
“ Bill brownish black above, light blue beneath. Iris hazel. Feet light flesh color. Upper part of the head black. Fore 
part of the back, lesser wing coverts and sides dusky, spotted with black. Lower back dull yellowish green, as is the 
tail, of which the outer web of the outer feather is whitish. Tip of the second row of coverts white, of the first row yellow ; 
quids dusky, their outer webs tinged with yellow. A line from the lore over the eye ; sides of the neck and the throat, bright 
yellow. A dusky line behind the eye. The rest of the under parts dull yellow, excepting the sides. Length, 4.75 inches; 
bill above, 4.42; tarsus, .75.” (Audubon.) 
Hob. —Kentucky. 
Judging from the description, this species is closely related to D. tigrina , but seems to be 
distinct in the pure black of the top of the bead, the absence of orange brown on the cheeks, 
the white of the wing being on the middle coverts instead of the greater, and the tail feathers 
