(GOLDEN-CROWNED WOOD-SINGER.)
+Basileuterus auricapillus+, _Sharpe, Cat. B._ x. p. 393.
+Basileuterus vermivorus+, _Scl. P. Z. S._ 1865, p. 283; _Scl. et
Salv. Nomencl._ p. 10; _White, P. Z. S._ 1882, p. 594 (Misiones).
_Description._--Above olive-yellow, lightest on the rump and upper
tail-coverts; tail-feathers ashy brown, with yellowish margins;
quills dusky; crown of head light orange-chestnut; nape and hind
neck pale ashy grey; on each side of the crown a broad black stripe
extending from the bill to the hind neck, also a streak of ashy
white above the eye; under surface bright yellow; axillaries and
under wing-coverts white; bill and feet brownish: total length 4·5
inches, wing 2·2, tail 2·05. _Female_ similar.
_Hab._ South America.
This species, which is widely spread over the northern portion of South
America, was found in Paraguay by Azara, and in the province of Misiones
by White.