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Rh Sylvia corona x' a, Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 538. Ch. Bonaparte, Synops. of Birds of the United States, p. 78.

Yellow-hdmp Waebler, Sylvia coronata, Wils. Amer. Ornith. voL ii. p. 138, pi, 17. fig. 4. and vol. v. p. 121. pi. 45. fig. 3.

Yellow-crowned Warbler, or Myrtle Bird, Sylvia coronata, Nuttall, Ma- nual, p. 361.

Adult Male. Plate CLIIL fig. 1.

Bill short, straight, rather strong, tapering, compressed towards the end ; upper mandible nearly straight in its dorsal outHne, the tip slightly declinate, the edges sharp, with a slight notch near the tip, nostrils basal, oval, covered above by a membrane, and partially concealed by the feathers. Head of ordinary size, neck short, body rather slender. Feet of ordinary length, rather slender ; tarsus compressed, covered anteriorly with a few long scutella, sharp behind ; toes slender, free, the outer united to the second joint, the hind toe proportionally large ; claws arched, slen- der, much compressed, acute.

Plumage blended, soft, without lustre. Wings longish, little curved; second and third quills longest ; fourth almost equal ; first scarcely shorter. Tail rather long, slightly emarginate, nearly even, the lateral feathers bent outwards.

Bill and feet black. Iris brown. The general colour of the plumage above is deep ash-grey, streaked with black ; crown, rump, and sides of the head, rich yellow. Secondary coverts, and first row of large coverts tipped with white, of which there are thus two bars across the wing. Quills and tail dark-brown, shghtly margined with greyish-brown ; outer margin of the two outer tail feathers on each side white, and a spot of the same colour on the inner webs of the three outer towards the end, A small white line over the eye, and a touch of the same under it ; lore and cheek black. Throat white, lower neck, fore part of the breast and sides variegated with black and white, the crest of the under parts white.

Length 51 inches, extent of wings 8^ ; bill along the back >g ; along the edge 1^ ; tarsus |.

Adult Female. Plate CLIII. Fig. %

The Female is rather less, and wants the yellow spot on the crown, although the feathers there are tinged with that colour at the base. The upper parts are of light brownish-olive, streaked with dusky, the lower parts whitish, tinged with olive, and streaked with dusky ; the yellow