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BULLETIN 50, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



(skins), 79-93 (87); wing, 37-40.5 (38.9); tail, 31-34 (32.2), middle 

 rectrices, 13.5-17 (15.2); exposed ciilmen, 15.5-16.5 (15.9)." 



Adult female. — Above as in the adult male, but slightly duller 

 metallic bronze-green, especially on pileum, where sometimes dull 

 grayish brown, at least on forehead; three outer rectrices (on each 

 side) extensively light cinnamon-rufous basally, broadly tipped with 

 pale cinnamon-rufous or vinaceous-rufous, and crossed by a very 

 broad subterminal band of purplish black, the latter separated from 

 the rufescent basal portion on outer web by more or less of metallic 

 green; third rectrix (from outside) mostly metallic bronze-green, 

 extensively black terminally, the concealed basal portion light cin- 

 namon-rufous; chin and throat dull grayish white, sometimes tinged 

 with pale cinnamon or cinnamon-buff; chest grayish white; rest of 

 under parts cinnamon-rufous, paler medially, the under tail-coverts 

 paler cinnamon-rufous or cinnamon-buff, sometimes indistinctly 

 whitish along edges; femoral tufts white; bill, etc., as in adult male; 

 length (skins), 76-89 (85); wing, 41.5-45.5 (43.3); tail, 26.5-30.5 

 (28.5), middle rectrices, 23-28.5 (25.5); exposed culmen, 15.5-18 

 (16.6).^ 



Young male. — Similar to the adult female, but lateral rectrices 

 relatively longer and narrower and with the black relatively more 

 extended ; in older individuals the throat with a greater or less num- 

 ber of metallic reddish purple feathers. 



Young female. — Similar to the adult female, but feathers of upper 

 parts (especiall}'' rump) indistinctly margined with rusty. 



« Seventeen specimens. 



b Nineteen specimens. 



Locality. 



MALES. 



Seven adult males from New Providence Island 



One adult male from Eleuthera 



One adult male from Green Cay 



One adult male from Andros Island (Mangrove Cay) 



Two adult males from Abaco 



Two adult males from Rum Cay 



One adult male from Watliags Island 



Two adult males from Great Bahama 



FEMALES. 



Six adult females from New Providence 



Two adult females from Eleuthera 



Five adult females from Abaco 



Three adult females from Rum Cay 



One adult female from Concepcion 



Two adult females from Andros (Mangrove Cay) 



Wing. 



38.4 



40.5 



38.5 



39 



38.7 



39.5 



39.5 



39.5 



42.8 



43 



42.7 



43.2 



43.5 



43.5 



Lateral 



rec- 

 trices. 



32.2 



32.5 



31.5 



32 



3L5 



34 



32 



3L7 



28.9 



29 



27.4 



29.5 



29.5 



27.5 



Middle 

 rec- 

 trices. 



14.9 



17 



17 



14 



15 



16 



15.5 



14.2 



25.2 

 25.7 

 24.7 

 26.8 

 27.5 

 25.2 



Ex- 

 posed 

 culmen. 



16.2 

 16.5 



15.7 

 16 

 15.5 

 15.5 



17 



17 



16.2 



16.2 



16.5 

 16.7 



