. 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. STLVICOLID^, AVARBLERS. GEN. 35. 97 mo J^ ,^jBlue-eijed Yellmu Warbler. Golden Warbler. Summer Yellowbird. s>>'-\-''' Goldeu-yellow; back olive-yellow, frequeutly with obsolete brownish vrc^'" ^^streaks ; breast and sides streaked with orange-brown ; wings and tail dusky, '^-'^ yellow-edged ; bill dark horn blue ; 5 aud young paler,
. 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. STLVICOLID^, AVARBLERS. GEN. 35. 97 mo J^ ,^jBlue-eijed Yellmu Warbler. Golden Warbler. Summer Yellowbird. s>>'-\-''' Goldeu-yellow; back olive-yellow, frequeutly with obsolete brownish vrc^'" ^^streaks ; breast and sides streaked with orange-brown ; wings and tail dusky, '^-'^ yellow-edged ; bill dark horn blue ; 5 aud young paler, less or not streaked (y^'^ below. North America, everywhere a familiar and abundant bird. Sylvia dtrinella Wils., ii, 111, pi. 15, f. 5 ; S. cliildreni Aud., Oru. Biog. i, 180, pi. 35; S. rathbonia Aud., ii, 53, pi. 89; 50, pi. 88; Nutt., i, 3G4, 370; Bd., 282 ^ 1 Fig. 39. Black-throated Green Warbler. J-* t Black-throated Green Warbler. $ , iu spring : back and crown clear yellow-olive, forehead, superciliary line and whole sides of head rich yellow (in very high plumage, middle of back with dusky marks, and dusky or dark olive lines through eyes and auriculars, and even bordering the crown) ; chin, throat and breast jet black, i^rolonged behind as streaks on the sides ; other under parts white, usually yellow-tinged; wings and tail dusky, former with two white bars and much whitish edging, latter with outer feathers nearly all white; bill aud feet blackish; ^ in the fall and 9 iu spring, similar, but the black restricted, interrupted or veiled with yellow; young similar to the <? , but black still more restricted or wanting alto- gethei', except a few streaks along sides. Small: about 5; wing 2i. (Compare Blue Mountain warbler, beyond.) Eastern United States, abund- ant in forests; breeds iu New England iu pine woods. Wils., ii, 127, pi. 27, f. 3; Nutt., i, 376; Aud., ii, 42, pi. 84; Bd., 267. . virens. q y Western Warbler. Somewhat similar to the last; crown and
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