. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 94 SYLVICOLIDiE, WAEBLERS. GEN. 34. fe. \s' ^\ Blue-ioinged Yellow Warbler. Crowii and entire under parts rich yellow; upper j^arts j'ellow-olive, becoming slaty-blue on the wings and tail, former with two white or yellowish bars, latter with several large white blotches; bill and stri2De through eye black; 5, wing 2^, tail 2^. 9 and young not


. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 94 SYLVICOLIDiE, WAEBLERS. GEN. 34. fe. \s' ^\ Blue-ioinged Yellow Warbler. Crowii and entire under parts rich yellow; upper j^arts j'ellow-olive, becoming slaty-blue on the wings and tail, former with two white or yellowish bars, latter with several large white blotches; bill and stri2De through eye black; 5, wing 2^, tail 2^. 9 and young not very dissimilar. Eastern United States; common. The resemblance, in color, between this species and the prothouotary warbler, is striking. Wils., ii, 109, pi. 15; NuTT., i, 410; AuD., ii, 98, pi. Ill; Bd., 254. pinus. Blue Golden-winged Warbler. $ , in spring :—slaty-blue, paler or whitish below, where frequently tinged with yellowish; crown and two wing-bars rich yellow ; broad stripe on side of head through eye, and largo patch on throat, black, both these ^li^*^*''**s»i- bordered with white; several tail feathers white- blotched ; bill black. The back and wings are fre- quently glossed with yellowish-olive, especially in immature specimens, in which also the peculiar niark- riG. 38. Blue Goideu-winged ^^S^ o^ ^he head and throat may be obscure. Size of wariiier. jjinus. Easteru United States ; rather common, in woodland, like the preceding. Wils., ii, 113, pi. 15, f. 5; Nutt., i, 411; AuD., ii, 91, pi. 107; Bd., 255 chrysoptera. Bachman's Warbler. Greenish-olive, tinged with ashy on hind head; under parts, forehead, chin and lesser wing coverts, j^ellow; throat and band across crown, black; outer tail feathers white-blotched. Small; 4J; wing 2J, tail 2. An extremely rare species, confined to the South Atlantic States. AuD., ii, 93, pi. 108; Bd., 255 bachsianii. Lucy's Warbler. Asliy-gray, below white, sometimes faintly bufFy-tinted on the breast; upper tail coverts and cr


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