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Dendroica aurocapilla Ridgw. 



Dendroica aurocapilla Ridgw. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. p. 572 (1887). 

 Dendroica petechia gundlachi Cory, Auk, p. 501 (1886). 



Sp. Char. — "Similar to D. rufivertex Ridgw. from Cozumel, but crown much 

 paler (orange instead of rufous), and rufous chestnut streaks of breast, 

 etc., much narrower." (RiDGW. 1. c.) 



Habitat. Island of Grand Cayman. 



Geothlypis coryi Ridgw. 



Geothlypis coryi Ridgw. Auk, III, pp. 334, 335 (1886). 



Sp. Char. — "In plumage much resembling G. beldingi nobis (from lower Cali- 

 fornia), but yellow of lower parts with less of an orange tint, the sides and 

 upper parts without any olive brown tinge; the flanks bright greenish- yel- 

 low, and the yellow posterior border to the black ' mask ' much narrower 

 and less purely yellow. Form very different, the bill about twice as large 

 and of different shape. Female very different from that of any other known 

 species, being bright olive green above and entirely pure gamboge yellow 

 below; with ashy auriculars and yellowish forehead and superciliary stripe. 



" Adult male (type No. 107,876, U. S. Nat. Mus. Eleuthera I., Bahamas, 

 March 12, 1886, Chas. H. Tovvnsend) : — Above, bright olive green, very 

 slightly tinged with ashy on top of head; lower parts, including flanks, 

 entirely rich gamboge yellow; forehead (back to about .35 from nostril), 

 lores, orbital region, malar region, and auriculars, uniform deep black, bor- 

 dered posteriorly by gamboge yellow (less distinct across crown); bill 

 blackish, paler along tomia and at base of lower mandible; legs and feet 

 light brown; wing, 2.60; tail, 2.50; culmen, .75; bill from nostril, .45; 

 * depth of bill at base, .20; width, .20; tarsus, .90. 



" Adult female {yio. 107,875, U. S. Nat. Mus. same locality and date, 

 J. E. Benedict) : — Similar to the male, except in color of the head, which 

 lacks entirely any black, the forehead, cheeks, and superciliary region be- 

 ing olive yellowish, lores grayish, and auriculars ashy; flanks and under 

 tail-coverts rather paler and more olivaceous yellow than in the male. 

 Wing, 2.45; tail, 2.50; culmen, .75; bill from nostril, .45; depth at base, 

 .20; width, .18; tarsus, .87." (Ridgw. orig. descr. 1. c.) 



Habitat. Eleuthera, Bahama Islands. 



Geothlypis tanneri Ridgw. 



Geothlypis tanneri Ridgw. Auk, III, p. 335 (1886). 



Sp. Char. — "Similar to G. coryi, but bill more robust and straightcr, black of 

 forehead more extended, yellow posterior border to ' mask ' paler, and 

 changing to yellowish gray across crown, olive green of upper parts much 

 duller, and yellow of lower parts less intense. 



