BIRDS 



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Tower birds ; from which we assume that they are independently 

 derived. Actually they should probably be regarded as species ; ac- 

 cording to A. O. U. rules of nomenclature as varieties. 



We have one adult male and three adult females of this subspecies, 

 taken on Abingdon in June. 



79c. NESOMIMUS PERSONATUS BINDLOEI (Ridgway). 



Nesomwms bindloei Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xvii, p. 358, 1894 

 (Bindloe Island) ; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xix, p. 492, 1896. 



Nesomimus melanotis bindloei Rothschild and Hartert, Novit. Zool., vi, 

 p. 146, 1899. 



Range. — Bindloe. 



In the color of the back this form is intermediate between N. p. 

 personatus of Abingdon and N. p. bauri of Tower. The central areas 

 of the feathers of the head and back have the same blackish tone, but 

 the pale edgings are wider than on the Abingdon specimens though not 

 so wide as on those from Tower. The intensity of the nuchal collar is 

 likewise intermediate between those of the other two forms. None of 

 the specimens has any trace of a maxillary stripe, but this mark is 

 absent on one of the Tower specimens. 



The collection contains three adult males and three adult females 

 from Bindloe taken in June. 



MEASUREMENTS OF ADULT SPECIMENS OF NeSOmtmUS 



■personatus bindloei. 



79^. NESOMIMUS PERSONATUS HULLI (Rothschild). 



Neso7niviics hiilli 'RofHSCYii'LD, Bull. Brit. Ornith. Club, p. 52, May, 1898. 

 Nesotnimtts melanotis Imlli Rothschild AND Hartert, Novit. Zool., vi, p. 

 145. 1899. 

 Range. — Culpepper. 



