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throat and upper foreneck. Following are measurements of the two 

 specimens at hand: Two males, wing, 66,9^-69.5 (67.7) ; tail, 36.1^- 

 37.8 (37.0) ; culmen, 24.8 « mm. 



The type skin, which is not quite adult, differs from the specimen 

 secured by Abbott, which is older, principally in being greener above 

 and in having the black of the breast somewhat more obscured by 

 greenish. A. n. phwhoti seems to have carried to an extreme the 

 differences that distinguish A. n. iridescent of western Ecuador. 



The new form was named in honor of Gifford Pinchot. 



During the morning of April 27, two hummers were seen 

 in an area beyond the outlying habitations. Unfortunately, on 

 account of the scarcity of flowers the flight of these birds was 

 erratic and continued for long distances between individual flowers, 

 so that it was not possible to collect them. It was very disappoint- 

 ing not to have an opportunity to secure specimens, but as the time 

 for leaving was near, the collecting field had to be .left behind. 

 While the senior author was standing with a native policeman on 

 the main street of the town, awaiting the arrival of the launch from 

 the yacht, a hummer suddenly flew by and alighted on a dead twig 

 of a neighboring tree. As quick as thought the bird came tumbling 

 out of the tree. The quickness and accuracy of the shot seemed to 

 have impressed the policeman, and he evidently forgot any embar- 

 rassing regulation that may have been broken in the interest of 

 science. 



MEGACERYLE ALCYON ALCYON (Linnaeus) 



Belted kingfisher 



Alcedo alcj/on Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, 175S, p. 115. (In America.) 

 A kingfisher was heard, and later seen, at Swan Island. 



COLAPTES CHRYSOCAULOSUS GUNDLACm Cory 



Grand Cayman flicker 



Colaptes ffundlachi Cory, Auk, 1886, p. 498. (Grand Cayman, West Indies.) 



A male taken on Grand Cayman Island April 17, 1929, has the 

 following measurements : Wing, 129.9 ; tail, 102.1 ; culmen from base, 

 32.3 ; tarsus, 25.5 mm. 



This race is new to the collections of the National Museum. 



A number of these flickers were seen and heard among the large 

 trees of the localities visited and had it been known at the moment 

 that material was very desirable more would have been collected. 

 The note of this species is similar to that of the golden-winged 

 flicker, and the specimen taken was lured by imitating the rapidly 

 repeated ivhit to whit to love call of the northern bird. 



• Type specimen. 



