A Synopsis of the Birds of North AmericaAudubon, John James
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A Synopsis of the Birds of North America
Audubon, John James
Birds -- Classification; Birds -- North America
Blue-eyed Warbler, Sylvia citrinella, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. ii.
p. 111.
Sylvia æstiva, Bonap. Syn. p. 83.
Yellow-poll Warbler, Sylvia æstiva, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. i. p.
476. Adult Male.
Children's Warbler, Sylvia Childrenii, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. i.
p. 180. Young.
89. 14. Sylvicola Rathbonii, Aud. Rathbone's Wood-Warbler.
Plate LXV. Male and Female.
Wings of ordinary length, the second quill longest; tail nearly even.
The general colour of the plumage bright yellow, the upper parts
olivaceous; quills and tail wood-brown, the former yellow on the outer
web, the latter margined externally with the same. Female similar.
_Male_, 4-1/2.
Mississippi. Only one pair seen.
Rathbone Warbler, Sylvia Rathbonia, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. i. p.
333.
90. 15. Sylvicola petechia, Lath. Yellow Red-poll Wood-Warbler.
Plate CLXIII. Fig. 1. Male. Fig. 2. Young Male.
Plate CLXIV. Fig. 1. Male. Fig. 2. Female.
Wings of ordinary length, with the outer three quills almost equal,
the second longer than the first, which slightly exceeds the fourth;
tail emarginate. Male with the crown of the head deep brownish-red,
the upper parts yellowish-olive, streaked with brown, the rump
greenish-yellow, without streaks; quills dusky brown, primaries edged
with whitish, secondaries with yellowish; tail feathers dusky brown,
margined with greenish-yellow, the outer two with a white patch on the
inner web at the end, sometimes the outer white on both webs at the
end; a bright yellow streak from the nostril over the eye; lore dusky;
ear-coverts brownish-red; lower parts yellow, the sides of the neck,
its lower part, and the sides of the body, streaked with deep red.
Female similar to the male, but with the tints duller and paler, the
red of the head scarcely apparent, and the fore-neck very faintly
streaked. Young dull light greenish-brown, tinged with grey, the head
streaked with dusky; lower parts yellowish-grey, the sides of the neck
and body, with the breast, faintly streaked with greyish-brown.
_Male_, 4-1/2, 8-1/2.
From Texas northward. Very abundant. Spends the winter in all the
Southern States.
Yellow Red-poll Warbler, Sylvia petechia, Wils. Amer. Orn. v.
vi. p. 19.
Sylvia petechia, Bonap. Syn. p. 83; S. palmarium, p. 78.
Sylvicola petechia, Yellow Red-poll Warbler, Swain. & Rich. F.
Bor. Amer. v. ii. p. 215.
Yellow Red-poll Warbler, Sylvia petechia, Nutt. Man. v. i. p.
364.
Yellow Red-poll Warbler, Sylvia petechia, Aud. Orn. Biog. v.
ii. p. 259, Adult Male and Young; p. 360, Adult Male and
Female.
91. 16. Sylvicola Americana, Lath. Blue Yellow-backed
Wood-Warbler,--Yellow-backed Warbler,--Blue Yellow-back Warbler.
Plate XV. Male and Female.
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