y2 Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. 



Petrochelidon bicolor'BKTS.w. Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 306 (1S60) 

 (Cuba). 



Accidental in Cuba and Bahama Islands. 



Tachycineta euchrysea (Gosse). 



Hirundo cuchrysen GossE, Bds. Jam. p. 68 (1847). — March, Pr. Acad. Nat. 



Sci. Phila. 1S63, p. 295. — Scl. & Salv. Nom. A.vium Neotr. p. 14 



(1873).— Cory, List Eds. W. I. p. 10 (1885).— Sharpe, Cat. Bds. 



Brit. Mus. X, p. 170 (1S85). 

 Herse euchrysea Bp. Bonsp. I, p. 34 (1S50). 

 Petrochelidon euchrysea Scl. P. Z. S. 1S61, p. 72 ; ib. Cat. Am. Bds. p. 39 



(1S62). — Albrecht, J. f. O. 1S62, p. 194. 

 Callichelidon euchrysea Baird, Rev. Am. Bds. p. 304 (1864). — Gray, 



Handl. Bds. I, p. 72 (1S69). — A. & E. Newton, Handb. Jamaica, p. 



107 (18S1). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Entire upper surface including head bright golden 

 green; a slight bluish tinge perceptible on the forehead, when held 

 in the light; underparts white; wings and tail brown, showing a 

 tinge of bronzy green on the upper surface. 

 Female similar to male. 



Length (skin), 4.50, wing, 4.25; tail, 2.25. 

 Habitat. Jamaica. 



Tachycineta sclateri (Cory). 



Hirundo euchrysea (var. dominiceusisP) Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 

 XI, p. 95 (1866). 



Callichelidon euchrysea var. dominicensis Gray, Handl. Bds. I, p. 72 

 (1869). 



Hirundo sclateri CoRY, Auk, I, p. 2 (1884) ; ib. Bds. Haiti & San Do- 

 mingo, p. 45 (1S55); ^^- List. Bds. W. I. p. 10 (1855). — Sharpe, 

 Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. X, p. 171 (18S5). 



Sp. Ckar. — Above bright bluish green, showing a golden color in some 

 lights, becoming decidedly blue on the forehead; upper surface of 

 wings and tail showing a tinge of dull blue, brightest on the tail; 

 underparts pure white; primaries brown; bill and legs very dark 

 brown. 



The sexes are similar. 

 Length, 5; wing, 4.60; tail, 2. 

 Habitat. San Domingo. 



Genus Chelidon Forst. 



(Chclidon FoRSTER, Syn. Cat. Brit. Bds. p. 55 (1S17). 



