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tail, 48-51.5 (50.2); exposed culnien, 11-12 (11. S); tarsus. 20-21 (20.8); 

 middle toe, 11-12.5 (11.7)." 



Island of Cul)a, (Ireater Antilles. 



VIreo gundlachii Lemhkyk, Aves de la Isla de Cuba, 1850, 29, pi. 5, fig. 1. — 

 Cabanis, Journ. fi'ir Orn., 1855, 468. — Brewer, Proc. Bost. Roc. X. H., vii, 

 1860, 307.— GuNDLACii, Repert. Fisico-Nat. Cuba, i, 1865, 228. 



Vireo gundlachi Baird, Review Am. Birds, 1866, 369 (Fermina, \v. Cuba). — 

 Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., viii, 1883, 304.— Cory, Auk, iii, 1886, 188 

 (synonymy and diagnosis); Birds W. I., 1889, 74 (do.); Cat. W. I. Birds, 

 1892, 17, 116, 129.— Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. N. H., iv, 1892, 309 (Trinidad, 

 s. Cuba). 



IVireo] ffundlacJd Gray , Hand-list, i, 1869, 382, no. 5771. — 8ci.ater and Salvin, 

 Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 12.— Cory, List Birds W. I., 1885, 10. 



Vlireo] gundhicld Baird, Brewer, and RiDCiWAv, Hist. N. Am. Birds, i, 1874, 

 382.— RiDCiWAY, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 478. 



VIREO CRASSIROSTRIS CRASSIROSTRIS Bryant. 

 LARGE-BILLED VIREO. 



Somewhat like V. n<weho7Xicensis maynardi, hxxi larjjj-er and without 

 white on under parts. 



Adults {sexes alike). — Above plain olive, varying from g-raj'ish olive 

 or deep olive-gray to brownish olive, the rump and upper tail-coverts 

 more decidedly olive, approaching dull olive-green; wings and tail 

 dusky grayish brown, with pale olive or olive-grayish edgings (these 

 nearly white on primaries), the tertials broadly edged with dull white; 

 middle and greater wing-coverts broadly tipped with white, forming 

 two conspicuous bands across wing; broad supraloral stripe and orbital 

 ring pale yellow^ (varying from sulphur yellow to yellowish white), 

 the latter interrupted on upper portion by a dusky spot on middle of 

 upper cA'elid; a dusk}' grajnsh loral streak, becoming blackish at 

 anterior angle of ej-e; auricular region and sides of neck similar in 

 color to upper parts but slightly paler; under parts varying from very 

 pale grayish l)uffy or dull buffy whitish to light dull yellowish butf, 

 sometimes slightly tinged with pale yellow; axillars and luider wing- 

 coverts pale yellow (primrose yellow); inner webs of remiges broadly 

 edged Avith white; maxilla dusky horn color with paler tomia; man- 

 dible pale horn color (grayish or bluish in life?); legs and feet horn 

 color or dusky in dried skins (bluish gray in life?).'' 



Adult ///^/A".— Length (skins), 117-135 (125.5); wing, SiMWi {{Vd:S)\ 

 tail, 48-54 (50.7); exposed cuhnen, 11.5-14 (12.6); tarsus, 20-22.5 

 (21.6); middle toe, 10.5-12 (11.7).'' 



Adult female.— "Length, (skins), 115-126 (lll».7); wing, 511-64 (61.2); 



«Six specimens. 



''The color of tlu' iris in this species seems not to iiave lu'eii recorded. 



<' Thirty-three specimens. 



