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P I N E C R E E P I N G W A R B L E R .
SYLVIA PIN US, Lath.' Ind. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 537.—Ch. Bonaparte, Synops. of Birds of
the United States, p. 81.
FINE CREEPING WARBLER, SY'LVIA PINUS, Wils. Amer. Ornith. vol. iii. p. 25,
pi. 19. fig. 4.
PINE WARBLER, SYLVIA PINUS, Nuttall, Manual, part i. p. 387-
Adult Male. Plate CXL. Fig. 1.
Bill shortish, nearly straight, subulato-conical, rather depressed at the
base, compressed towards the end, acute, the edges sharp, with a very
slight notch close to the tip. Nostrils basal, lateral, elliptical, halfclosed
by a membrane. Head of ordinary size, neck short, body rather
slender. Feet of ordinary length, slender; tarsus compressed, anteriorly
scutellate, sharp behind; toes free, the hind toe of moderate size, the lateral
toes nearly equal; claws slender, compressed, arched acute.
Plumage soft blended. Wings rather long, second quill longest, first
and third scarcely shorter. Tail rather long, emarginate. Distinct bristles
at the base of the bill.
Bill brownish-black. Iris hazel. Feet dusky. The general colour
of the upper parts is yellowish-green inclining to olive, the rump lighter ;
throat, sides and breast, greenish-yellow, the sides of the latter spotted
with greenish-brown, belly white. Wings and tail blackish-brown, with
greyish-white margins; the secondary coverts and first row of small coverts
tipped with white, forming two bars across the wing.
Length 5£ inches, extent of wings 8 | ; bill along the back \\2 , along
the sides f; tarsus f.
Adult Female. Plate CXL. Fig. 2.
On the upper parts the female is greyish-brown, tinged with olive, the
lower parts paler than in the male. In other respects, the differences are
not remarkable.
Length 5, extent of wings 8.
P I N E C R E E P I N G W A R B L E R .
THE YELLOW PINE.
PINUS VARIABILIS, Pursh, Flor. Amer. Sept. vol. ii. p. 643—P. MITIS. Michattx,
Arhr. Forest, vol. i. p. 52. pi. 3—MONOSCIA MONADELPHIA, Linn. CONIFERS,
Juss.
This species is known by various names :—Long-leaved Pine, Yellow
Pine, Red Pine, and Pitch Pine. It attains a height of a hundred
feet, and has a diameter of four. The leaves are very long, three in
a sheath, and fasciculate at the ends of the branches. It is very abundant
in the Southern States, where it is employed for various purposes,
more especially for the inclosure of cultivated fields, and for ship-building
and domestic architecture. Most of the tar of the Southern States is obtained
from this tree.