Golden-winged Warbler, Sylvia chrysoptera, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. ii. p. 113.
Sylvia chrysoptera, Bonap. Syn. p. 87.
Golden-winged Warbler, Sylvia chrysoptera, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 411.
Golden-winged Warbler, Sylvia chrysoptera, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v. p. 154.
108. 5. Helinaia Bachmanii, Aud. Bachman's Swamp-Warbler.
Plate CLXXXV. Male and Female.
Bill nearly as long as the head, slightly decurved, much attenuated; outer four quills nearly equal, second longest, tail even. Male with the upper parts yellowish-green, the feathers of the crown black, with greyish margin; the hind neck grey; forehead, a line over the eye, cheeks, chin, sides of neck, flexure of wing, lower wing-coverts, and breast, yellow; sides greenish-grey, lower tail-coverts white; a patch of black, enlarging beneath, on the fore neck; quills and tail greyish-brown; a patch of white on each of the tail-feathers, excepting the middle. Female with the tints fainter, the forehead yellowish-green, the fore neck dusky.
Male, 41/12, 61/4. Female, 310/12.
South Carolina. Rare. Migratory.
Bachman's Warbler, Sylvia Bachmanii, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. ii. p. 483.
109. 6. Helinaia carbonata, Aud. Carbonated Swamp-Warbler.
Plate LX. Male.
Bill shorter than the head, straight, very acute; wing with the second quill longest; tail slightly emarginate. Male with the upper part of the head black; fore part of back, smaller wing-coverts, and sides dusky green, spotted with black; a line over the eye, the sides of the neck, throat, the rest of the lower parts, and the rump yellow.