bangs: the races of DENDROICA VITELLINA CORY. 495 



Characters. — Besides differing from D. v. vitdUna exactly as D. v. 

 nclsoni does, this form differs from both in having paler, yellower, 

 less greenish upper parts — pyrite-yellow; and deeper yellow under 

 parts, superciliaries and sides of face — intense lemon-chrome. 



Measureinents. — Little Cayman Island, adult cf , wing, 57 (55-59); 

 tail, 49.7 (46-53); tarsus, 18.3 (17.5-19); exposed culmen, 11.2 (11- 

 12). Adult 9, wing, 54.9 (53-57); tail, 48.5 (47-51); tarsus, 18.2 

 (17-19); exposed culmen, 10.9 (10.5-11). Cayman Brae Island, 

 adult cf, 56.4 (55-58); tail, 49.2 (47-52); tarsus, 18.2 (17-19); 

 exposed culmen, 11 (10.5-11.5). Adult 9, wing, 52.5; tail, 47; 

 tarsus, 17.5; exposed culmen, 11. (One female only). 



Remarks. — D. v. craiofordl is confined to the two neighboring islands 

 of Little Cayman and Cayman Brae. The M. C. Z. series consists of 

 twenty-three specimens from Little Cayman, including adults in 

 summer and autumnal plumage and young in first autumnal dress. 

 From Cayman Brae there are fourteen adults in summer plumage. 

 All were collected bv W. W. Brown Jr. 



