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ANT, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., xi, 1866, 91 (Santo Domingo; crit.). — Cory, 

 Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, vi, 1881, 154 (Haiti; habits; notes). 



T[odus] dominicensis Cabanis and Heine, Mus. Hein., ii, 1859, 49 (Haiti). 



[Todus] dominicensis Sclater and Salvin, Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 103. 



Todus multicolor (not of Gould) Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, iii, no. 19, 1863, 8, 

 part (Haiti). 



TODUS TODUS (Linnaeus). 



JAMAICAN TODY. 



Adults (sexes alike). — Above plain light grass green or parrot 

 green, the sides of head somewhat lighter (approaching paris green) ; 

 narrow malar stripe and chin white; throat soft geranium red, the 

 feathers narrowly tipped with silvery whitish; rest of under parts 

 dull white or grayish white, suffused with sulphur yellow, especially 

 posteriorly, the under tail-coverts bright sulphur yellow, the breast 

 (at least laterally) tinged with grayish green; flanks streaked or 

 dashed with bright geranium pink; axillars and under wing-coverts 

 bright sulphur yellow, the edge of wing yellowish white; maxilla 

 brown, mandible brownish white (yellow in life?); legs and feet 

 dusky brownish (in dried skins). 



Adult male.— Length, (skins), 99-107 (103); wmg, 45-48.5 (46.9); 

 tail, 32.5-36.5 (34.5); exposed culmen, 17-20 (18.1); tarsus, 13-14.5 

 (13.9); middle toe, 8-9 (8.4). « 



Adult /gmaZe.— Length (skins), 93-106 (101); wing, 44.5-48.5 

 (45.9); tail, 32.5-35 (33.7); exposed culmen, 16.5-18 (17.3); tarsus, 

 13.5-14.5 (14.1); middle toe, 8-9 (8.2).« 



Island of Jamaica (Kingston; Moneague; St. Andrews; Metcalf 

 Parish; Port Antonio; Port Alexander ; Priestmans Eiver). 



{Alcedo] todus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, i, 1758, 116 (based on Rubecula 

 viridis elegantissima Edwards, Av. p. 121, pi. 121, fig. 1; Sloan, Jam. ii, 

 306, pi. 263, fig. 1; etc.). 



Todus todus Stejneger, Stand. Nat. Hist., iv, 1885, 399.— Riley, Auk, xxi, 

 1904, 486. 



[Todus] viridis Linn^us, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, i, 1766, 178.— Gmelin, Syst. Nat., i, 

 1788, 443.— Latham, Index Orn., i, 1790, 265.— Gray, Hand-list, i, 1869, 99, 

 no. 925.— Sclater and Salvin, Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 103.— Cory, List 

 Birds West Ind., 1885, 19. 



Todus viridis Temminck, Cat. Syst., 1807, 71.— Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. 

 Nat., xxxiv, 1819, 184, part.— Lesson, Traits d'Orn., 1831, 250; Ann. Sci. 

 Nat., ix, 1838, 166.— Swainson, Zool. Illustr., 2d ser., 1833, pi. 66; Mon. 

 Flycatchers, 1838, 173, vignette.— Lafresn a ye, Mag. de Zool., 3« an., 1833, 

 el. ii, not. xi, pi. 11; Rev. Zool., x, 1847, 332.— Gosse, Birds Jamaica, 1847, 

 72; Illustr. Birds Jamaica, 1849, pi. 14.— Denny, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 

 1847, 38.— Gray, List Fissirostr. Birds Brit. Mus., 1848, 351.— Bonaparte, 

 Consp. Av., i, 1850, 182.— Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1861, 77; Cat. 

 Am. Birds, 1862, 263; Revised List Birds Jam., 1910, 12.— Albrecht, 

 Journ. fiir Orn., 1862, 199.— Sundevall, Av. Met. Nat. Disp. Tent., 1872, 

 61.— MuRiE, Ibis, 1872, 390 (anatomy).— Sharpe, Ibis, 1874, 349 (monogr.); 



o Ten specimens. 



