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The under tail coverts do not begin to become chestnut until the 

 general plumage is black. The russet supra loral streak and under 

 tail coverts, apparently are characters from the nestling plumage. 



Two breeding females were taken April 21 and 29; one is in the 

 black dress and one in mixed plumage. 



The Chichigua I found shy and retiring in habits, frequenting 

 low thick underbrush. Often noted feeding on fruits and again on 

 the ground scratching among the dead leaves after insects. 



27. Loximitris dominicensis (Bryant^. Nine specimens of 

 this rare bird were secured at Aguacate and Catare. It was not 

 noted in other localities. Adult males and females, and immature of 

 both sexes, are represented in the nine examples before me. 



The adult female has the head and back dull olive, lightly mot- 

 tled with dusky brownish, the rump and upper tail coverts are a little 

 brighter olive and without any mottling. The quills are all narrowly 

 margined with bright olive yellow. The greater, middle and lesser 

 coverts are margined with the dull olive of the back; but the greater 

 and middle coverts are also broadly tipped with light olive yellow, 

 forming two distinct wing bands. All the rectrices are blackish 

 brown, narrowly margined with yellowish on the inner webs. 



Below the throat, upper breast and sides is dusky olive gray, 

 belly and crissum whitish, and all mottled with blackish brown shaft 

 streakings. Under tail coverts broadly marked with blackish shaft 

 streaks. 



Immature males and females are similar to adult females, but 

 brighter olive (yellow) above and decidedly yellowish, or yellowish 

 olive, in place of grayish or whitish below. 



28. Euetheia lepida (Jacq.}. JUANA MARUCA Tolerably com- 

 mon, especially near the coast. Observed at all points visited except 

 Honduras. 



29. Euetheia bicolor (Linn.}. JUANA MARUCA Common. 

 Seen and collected at all the localities that I passed through. 



30. Icterus dominicensis (Linn.}. SIGUA CANARIA Quite 

 common, but not found in the forest districts except where there has 

 been considerable clearing, and is most abundant in the savannas. 

 Males and females are alike in plumage and both sing. One individ- 

 ual that I secured, while but slightly wounded, gave a splendid exhi- 

 bition of its power of song as a result of, or under the influence of, 



