Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. IO3 



Pendulinus hyfomelas Bp. Consp. I, p. 433 (1S50). — Cassin, Pr. Acad. 



Nat. Sci. Phila. 1S67, p. 59. 

 Xanthornus hyfomelas Gundl. Repert. Fisico-Nat. Cuba, I, p. 287 (i866) ; 



ib. J. f. O. 1874, p. 12S. 

 Melanofsar hypomelas Gray, Handl. Bds. II, p. 32 (1870). 

 Icterus hypomelas ScL. & Salv. Nom Avium Neotr. p. 36 (1873). — ScL. 



Ibis, 1S83, p. 360.— Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 13 (1885). 

 Icterus dotninicensis var. hypomelas Bd. Bwr. & Ridgw. Hist. N. Am. 



Bds. II, p. 182 (1874). 



Sp. Char. Male; — Entire plumage glossy black; lower half of back, 

 thighs and under tail-coverts, and a tinge on the lower belly, bright 

 yellow; wing-coverts, carpus, and under wing-coverts bright yel- 

 low; quills and tail brownish black. 



The young birds of both sexes go through the varied plumages of 

 the young oi Icterus dominicensis. 



Length (skin), 7.75; wing, 3.62; tail, 3.70; tarsus, .90; bill, .60. 

 Habitat. Cuba. 



Icterus dominicensis (Linn.). 



Oriolus dominicensis Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 163 (1766). 



Icterus dominicensis Daud. Tr. d'Orn. II, p. 335 (iSoo). — Salle, P. Z. S. 

 1857. p. 232.— Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. XI, p. 94 (1866).— 

 ScL. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 36 (1873). — Cory, Bull. Nutt. 

 Orn. Club, VI, p. 152 (1881) ; ib. Bds. Haiti & San Domingo, p. 71 

 (1885) ; ib. List Bds. W. I. p. 13 (18S5).— Scl. Ibis, 1883, p. 361.— 

 Tristram, Ibis, 18S4, p. 168. 



PendulitiusJiavigasterNYE.WA^.Yi.oviY. Diet. V, p. 317. 



Melanopsar dominicensis Gray, Handl. Bds. II, p. 32 (1S70). 



Ictertcs dominice7isis var. dominicensis Bd. Bwr. & Ridgw. Hist. N. Am. 

 Bds. II, p. 182 (1874). 



Sp. Char. Male: — General plumage black; upper wing-coverts, edge of 

 carpus, underwing-co verts, lower half of back, rump, flanks, crissum, 

 and under tail-coverts bright yellow ; outer surface of wings black ; 

 under surface of wings showing the inner webs of the feathers pale, 

 becoming dull white at the base ; bill and legs black. 



Toung: — Throat, cheeks, and a narrow superciliary stripe black; 

 crown, sides of the head and breast showing a brownish tinge ; rest 

 of underparts greenish yellow; back ashy green, becoming decidedly 

 greenish on the rump ; tail olive, brightest on the edges of the feath- 

 ers ; primaries and secondaries brown with pale edgings. 

 The sexes are apparently similar. 



Length, 7.10; wing, 3.60; tail, 3.50; tarsus, .So; bill, .70. 

 Habitat. Haiti and San Domingo. 



