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and pinkish buff on anal region to cartridge buff on longer under tail- 

 coverts; sides of head similar in color to forehead and supercihary 

 region but sometimes slightly paler, reheved by a smaU spot of black, 

 glossed with blue, immediately beneath posterior end of auricular 

 region; sides and flanks (underneath wings), axillars, and under wing- 

 coverts clear bluish gray (between gull gray and light gull gray); 

 bill black, the rictus lake red (in life), the tumid nasal valves some- 

 what glaucous; iris dark brown; base orbital space pale blue, tinged 

 above eye with pale green; legs and feet lake red; length (skins), 

 259-298 (287); wing, 129.5-142 (135.7); tail, 112.5-133.5 (123); 

 exposed culmen, 12.5-15 (13.3); tarsus, 18.5-21.5 (19.9); middle toe, 

 18.5-21.5 (19.9).« 



Adult male in winter. — Similar to the summer plumage but gray of 

 occiput and hindneck obscured or even replaced by a superficial wash 

 of olive-brown, the color of chest, etc., less vinaceous, incUning more 

 to fawn color. 



Adult female. — Similar to the adult male but coloration duller; 

 less vhiaceous below, where passing into or tinged with light drab 

 on foreneck and chest; black spots on proximal secondaries and wing- 

 coverts larger and more numerous, the outermost scapulars sometimes 

 with a few black spots or broad streaks; metallic gloss on sides of 

 neck more restricted and less brilliant, and black subauricular spot 

 smaller and without blue gloss; length (skins), 233-286 (251); wing, 

 128-133 (129.9); tail, 96-110.5 (104.1); exposed culmen, 12-13.5 (12.7); 

 tarsus, 19-21 (19.6); middle toe, 17.5-20.5 (19.2).'' 



a Nineteen specimens. 



& Twelve specimens. 



Locality. 



MALES. 



Eight adult males from Cuba 



Nine adult males from Isle of Pines 



Tv.'o adult males from Haiti 



Ten adult males of Z. m. darionensis 



Twenty-four adult males of Z. m. carolinensis 

 Twenty-nine adult males of Z. m. marginella. 



One adult mole of Z. m. tresmarix 



One adult male of Z. graysoni 



One adult male of Z. yucalanensis 



FEMALES. 



Eight adult females from Cuba 



Four adult females from Isle of Pines 



Eight adult females of Z. m. darionensis 



Fifteen adult females of Z. m. carolinensis 



Ten adult females of Z. m. marginella 



Two adult females of Z. graysoni , 



Middle 

 toe. 



20.4 



19.4 



20.2 



22.6 



20.5 



2fl.2 



20.5 



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20 



19.1 

 19.4 

 22.1 

 19.7 

 19.3 

 24.2 



