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14. Saltator guadeloupensis, Lafr. 

 " ' Grosbec' 



''Leugtli, 9, 9 ill.; alar extent, 13; wing, 4|^. 



" Not abiiiidaut ; same habits and frequents same places as that of 

 Martinique and Dominica." 



Fam. FRINGILLID^. 



15. Loxigilla noctis (Liun.). 



" ' Pere iioir', ^ . ' Moisson', 9 . 



" Length, <? , 5:| in. ; alar extent, 9 ; wing, 3. 



"Length, 9, 5.} in.; alar extent, 8f ; wing, 2|. 



"Eather numerous. The female of this species is here called the 

 'gros bee'; in the other French speaking islands the 'moisson'. In all, 

 however, the ' pere noir ' is a|)j)lied to the male. It was a long while 

 before I found out that these two were the same species, they are so 

 dissimilar. The young of the first year resembles the female, as I first 

 surmised in St. Vincent and proved in Dominica." 



16. Phouipara bicolor (Linn.). 

 " ' Mangeur d'Herbes.' 



" Length, <?, 4^ in. ; alar extent, G ; wing, 2. 

 " Length, $ , i^ in. ; alar extent, G^ ; wing, 2." 



Fam. ICTERID^. 



17. Quiscalus guadeloupensis, Lawr. 

 " ' Merle.' 



" For a long time, says my friend IMonsieur St. Felix Colardeau, these 

 birds might be found on the east bank of the Eiviere des Banauiers, and 

 never north of it. This remained a boundary line for manj^ years, but 

 at present the bird is spread over all the lowlands of the island. -Yery 

 common in the island of Grande Terre, wJiich is flat and low." 



Male : The general plumage is of a dee]i purplish-violet ; the wing- 

 coverts have a decided green lustre ; tail black, glossed with green ; 

 quills black, with a greenish tinge ; bill and feet black. 



Length (fresh), 10^ inches; wing, 5 ; tail, 4; tarsus, 1^\. 



Female : The crown is ashy -brown ; hind neck and upper part of back 

 oli^aceous-urowu ; lower j)art of back and upx)er tail-coverts blackish- 

 brown ; wings and tail black, the latter slightly glossed with green ; 

 throat ashy-white, a narrow dusky line extends down on each side of it 

 from the under mandible ; lower part of neck and breast darlc ash tinged 

 with fulvous; lower part of abdomen, sides, and under tail-coverts 

 smoky-brown ; bill and feet black. 



Length (fresh), 9i inches ; wing, 4f ; tail, 3.J, 



At first sight, this species appears much like Q. injicxirostris from 

 Martinique, but it is a little larger and the bill is straighter. The 



