1866.] 93 [Bryant. 



not imagine. The smaller spotted thrushes come very near the genus 

 Sylvicola, and deserve separation from the typical thrushes, infinitely 

 more than the present group, which, however, on account of their 

 curious pattern of coloration, may well be separated as a subgenus. The 

 Porto ivico bird may be called Turdus ardnsiaceus, yslv., portoricensis. 



Mimus (Leucomimus). 



* t Mimus polyglottus (var., dominicus). In the seven 

 specimens from Port au Prince, the external tail feather is white in 

 all. The second is white, with the external portion of external web 

 dusky for about one fifth of the length, not quite reaching the tip. 

 In one it occupies the whole width of outer web ; for half its length 

 in this specimen there is also quite a large patch of dusky on the inner 

 web. The third feather is white in one, with a little more than half 

 of the external web dusky ; in another, there is also a small edging of 

 dusky to tlie inner web ; in this, the feather is dusky with the tip 

 white. This color running down the inner web gradually narrows 

 to the anterior third, when it disappears ; the fourth feather has a 

 small white spot at the end. It will be seen that the bird from the 

 west end of the island is not to be compai-ed with orpheus hut polyglot- 

 tus, if not considered as identical with the latter. 



Vireo. 



* t Vireo calidris. I presume the bird called cdiiloquus by 

 Mr. Salle to be the same as the specimen from the west end, wliich I 

 have examined. 



Fringilla (Phonipara). 



* f FringiUa olivacea. 



t FringiUa zena (var., MarckU). Several specimens from 

 Port au Prince resemble very closely the Jamaican bird, called 3Iarchii 

 by Prof. Baird. 



Loxia (Pyrrhulagra). 



* f Loxia violacea. Specimens from Port au Prince are 

 smaller than, though otherwise similar to, Jamaican and Bahaman 

 birds. 



Chrysomitris (Loximitris). 



t Chrysomitris dominicensis n. sp. One specimen from 

 Port au Prince. S.I. No. 42,464. Lengthof dried skin, 105 ; of wing, 

 68; of tail, 44 ; bill from nostril, 44. Bill light brown color, with the 

 tip dusky ; Avholc head and throat black ; back and scapulars olive, 

 the centre of each feather dusky ; upper tail coverts bright olive-yel- 



