. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 298 NORTH AMERICAN Geothhjpis trichas. but very little that accords with any distinctions of habitat. As a nilo, however, tliose from the Atlantic States are tlie smallest of the series, and have most white on the abdomen, the yellow being restricted to the tliroat and jugulum, and the lower tail-coverts. In most specimens from the ^lis- sissippi Valley the yellow beneatli is quite continuous, and the size con
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North America; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. 298 NORTH AMERICAN Geothhjpis trichas. but very little that accords with any distinctions of habitat. As a nilo, however, tliose from the Atlantic States are tlie smallest of the series, and have most white on the abdomen, the yellow being restricted to the tliroat and jugulum, and the lower tail-coverts. In most specimens from the ^lis- sissippi Valley the yellow beneatli is quite continuous, and the size consid- erably larger tlian in the series above mentioned, in these respects approach- ing the Cr. mdanops from Eastern ]Mexico, in which the yellow pervades tlie whole surface beneath; but in this the whitish border above the bhick mask is extended over the whole crown, leaving the nape only distinctly brownish, and the size larger tlian the average of the series alluded to. However, No. () 1,135 (J, Liberty County, Ga., has even more white on top of the head, the whole occiput being of this color ; while No. 7,922 i, from Ilacine, Wis., is quite as long as the type of mrlanops (the tail only, shorter), and there is nearly as much yellow beneath. The Georgia specimen, however, in other resi)ects, is most like the Atlantic style. Specimens from the Pacific coast have just appreciably longer tails than Eastern ones, and the olive-green above is brighter. Jamaican and Guatemalan specimens are identical with many from the United States. The G. rodrdtus of Bryant, from the Bahamas, appears to be merely a gigantic insular race of the common species. Habits. This well-known and l)eautiful little Ground Warlder is a com- mon, abundant, and widely diffused species, occurring throughout the Ignited States from ocean to ocean, and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and Nova Scotia. It is found, during the winter months, in Cuba, Jamaica, ^lex- ico, Yucatan, Guatemala, Costa Bica, the Baham
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