Sylvia petechia, Lath. Ind. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 355.
Sylvia palmarum, Ch. Bonaparte, Sjnops. of Birds of the United States, p. 78.
Adult Male in summer. Plate CXLIII. Fig. 1.
In its full summer plumage this bird presents so different an appear- ance, that it has in that state been considered as a distinct species, and yet the difference is not greater than is observed in many other birds. When the plumage is new, with the tips of the feathers unworn, the lower parts shew less of the red streaks so conspicuous in the opposite case ; the yellow is brighter, and the crown of the head is of a richer brownish- red colour. In other respects, however, the description already given at p. 261, corresponds with that which mi^ht be presented here.
Young Bird. Plate CLXIII. Fio- 2
On the head of the young the red is not perceptible, that part being of nearly the same colour as the back.
