Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. ^ , 



Petrochelidon fulva (Vieill.). 



Hiruudo fulva Vieill. Ois. Am. Sept. I, p. 62 (1S07).— March, Pr. 



Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1S63, p. 295. 

 Cecaof sis fulva BoiE, Isis, 1S28, p. 315. 

 Ilirundo mclanogaster Denny, P. Z. S. 1S47, p. 3S. 

 Hinindo ftxciloma GossE, Bds. Jam. p. 64 (1847). — Osborn, P. Z. S. 



1S65, p. 63. 

 Hinmdo coronata Lemb. Aves Cuba, p. 45 (1S50). — Gundl. Journ. Bost. 



Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 318 (1S52). 

 Herse fulva Bp. Consp. I, p. 341 (1850). 

 Petrochelidon fulva Cab. Mus. Ilein. I, p. 47 (1S50). — Brewer, Pr. Bost. 



Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 306 (1S60).— Scl. Cat. Am. Bds. p. 40 



(1S62).— Albrecht, J. f. O. 1862, p. 194.— Baird, Rev. Am. Bds. 



p. 291 (1864).— Gray, Handl. Bds. I, p. 71 (1869).— Scl. & Salv. 



Norn. Avium Neotr. p. 14 (1873).— Guxdl. J. f. O. 1874, p. 133; 



ib. Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 198 (1878).— A. & E. Newton, 



Handb. Jamaica, p. 107 (1881).— Cory, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VI, p. 



152 (18S1); /(5. Bds. Haiti & San Domingo, p. 47 (1885); ib. List 



Bds. W. I. p. 10 (1S85).— Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. X, p. 195 



(1885). 

 Petrochelidon fccciloma Baird, Rev. Am. Bds. p. 292 (1864). — Gray, 



Handl. Bds. I, p. 71 (1869).— Gundl. J. f. O. 1874, p. 311. 

 Hirmido {Petrochelidon) fulva Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. X, 



p. 252 (1866). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Throat and sides of the breast pale rufous brown, the 

 color passing around the neck in a narrow line at the nape; belly 

 and crissum dull white, the latter showing a rufous tinge; top of the 

 head bluish black, the color nearly encircling the eye; forehead 

 and rump dark rufous brown ; back bluish black, streaked with 

 white ; wings and tail dark brown ; bill and feet black. 

 The sexes are apparently similar. 



Length, 4.70; wing, 4; tail, 1.85; tarsus, .40; bill, .37. 

 Habitat. Antilles. 



Genus Tachycineta Cab an. 



Tachycincta Cabanis^ Mus. Hein. I, p. 48 (1S50). 



Tachycineta bicolor (^ Vieill.). 



Hirundo bicolor Vieili.. Ois. Am. Sept. I, p. 61 (1S07). — Cory, List Bds. 



W. I. p. 10 (18S5). 

 Tachycineta bicolor Gvavi^. J. f. O. 1S56, p. 4; ib. 1S61, p. 330 (Cuba); 



ib. 1874, p. 113 (Cuba).— CouY, Bds. Bahama I. p. So (iSSo). 



Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. X, p. 117 (1S85). 



