194 PKOCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



of the bind Deck are light olive-greeu, orange at base, and terminating 

 conspicuously with black; back, rump, and smaller wing-coverts of a 

 brownish-rufous or bay color, the feathers narrowly edged with black; the 

 tail-feathers are varied with dark green and blue, with their bases bright 

 orange and their ends dirty pale orange; the terminal half of the pri- 

 maries is black, the basal portion orange-yellow ; the speculum on the 

 secondaries is of a deep orange, succeeded by green and then dark blue 

 on the outer webs to their ends ; the inner webs are black ; the tertials 

 are olive green, with the outer webs of a lighter blue; edge of the wing 

 orange ; the breast and siiles are of a duller bay color than the back, and 

 the abdomen dull olive-green ; all the feathers edged with black ; the 

 under tail-coverts are dull orange, ending with green; the bill is horn- 

 white, the end of the upper mandible dusky, and the sides with just a 

 tinge of orange ; feet dark ash. 



The female does not differ essentially in ])lumage from the male, except 

 that the sinciput is whiter and the throat of a clearer orange, possibly 

 due to difference of age. 



Each specimen is labelled — " Parrot. J. Kirkland, Esq., Langby Park, 

 Dec. 15, 1877." 



Fam. STRIGIDiE. 



30. Strix flammea var. nigrescens, Lawr. 

 ♦'Owl. 'Jumbie Bird.' 



" Length, 9 , 12 in.; alar extent, 33 ; wing, 10. 



" There are two species, it is said ; but I have seen but this one, and 

 doubt whether there be another. Evidence from the natives should 

 never be accepted without proof. This species is a frequenter of cliffs. 

 I know nothing of its habits." 



Fam. FALCONID^. 



31. Pandion haliaetus (Linu.). 



" Not seen, but said to appear along the coast to the windward." 



32. Buteo pennsylvanicus (Wils.). 



"Everywhere abundant. Called the 'Chicken Hawk'. Every speci- 

 men yet examined very light in color, except the last." 



33. Urubitinga anthracina (Nitzscb) ? 

 '" Black Hawk.' 



"Length, ^, juv., 21 in.; wing, 15; tail, 9; tarsus, 3.^. Cumberland 

 Valley, Feb. 1, 1878. 



"An inhabitant of the mountains and higher valleys, feeding on crabs, 

 cray-fishes, etc., and frequenting the mountain streams. This specimen 

 is evidently not in mature stage of plumage. They are very shy, little 

 seen, not molesting poultry. A young one of this species has been sent 

 to the London Zoological Gardens. 



