7. PKOGXE. 177 



xi. p. 94 (1866) ; Gmn, Hand-l. B. i. p. 74, no. 891 (1869) ; Sol. 

 (5" Salv. Noinencl. Av. Neotr. p. 14 (1873) ; Lawr. Proc. U.S. Xat. 

 Mu.f. i. pp. -56, 269, 487 (1878) ; A. 4- H. Neivf.. Handb. Jamaica, 

 1881, p. 107 ; Sah. Cat. Strickl. Coll. p. 15.3 (1882) ; Corij, B. 

 S. Domingo, p. 44 (1884). 



Adult male. General colour above glossy purplish blue, the 

 scapulars and lesser wing-covei'ts like the back ; median and greater 

 coverts, bastard--wing, primary-coverts, and quills blackish, exter- 

 nally glossed vrith dull blue, the inner webs of the quills internally 

 brown ; tail-feathers blue-black, browner on the inner webs ; lores 

 velvety black ; sides of face, ear-coverts, cheeks, throat, chest, and 

 sides of body and Hanks glossy purplish blue Hke the back ; centre 

 of breast, abdomen, and under tail-coverts pure white, the lateral 

 under tail-coverts with a shade of dusky slate-colour towards the 

 end of the outer web ; the blue breast-feathers adjoining the white 

 centre of the body either edged with white, or else white on the 

 outer web and blue on the inner ; thighs dusky brown ; on the 

 sides of the breast a few concealed silky-white plumes, adjoining 

 which on the sides of the back is another patch of silky white, 

 which is entirely hidden by the closed wings ; axillaries and under 

 wing-coverts black glossed with blue ; quills dusky blackish below : 

 "iris dark hazel" (Gosse). Total length 7 inches, culmen 0-5, 

 wing 5'G.5, tail '3-2o, tarsus 0'55. 



Adult female. Duller in colour than the male, but having the 

 same white belly and under tail-coverts. General colour of the 

 upper surface brown, glossed with purplish blue or dull purplish 

 blue, with brown bases to the feathers ; throat, chest, and sides 

 of body brown. Total length 7 inches, culmen 0'45, wing 5"45, 

 tail :2-9, tarsus 0-6. 



A Jamaica female measures : — Total length 7"3 inches, culmen O'o, 

 wing .5-7, tail 3-2, tarsus 0'55. (^Mus. Salvia Sf Godman.) 



Hah. Antilles. 



a,b. cJ 2 ad. sk. Porto Rico {Bryant). Sclater Collection. 



c. 5 ad. sk. Porto Rico (Swift). Sclater CuUection. 



d, e. c? 2 ad. sk. Porto Rico. Dr. Brvant [P.]. 



/. Ad. St. Jamaica. P. H. Gosse, F,iq. [C.j. 



V< ft- d $ ad. sk. Jamaica {March). Sclater Collection. 



i. 5 ad. sk. Jamaica. Sclater Collection. 



k. (fad. sk. Dominica (OS^t). Sclater Collection. 



I. $ ad. sk. Santa Lucia (Semper). Sclater Collection. 



5. Progne domestica. 



Golondrina domestica, Azara, Apunf. ii. p. 502, no. 300 (1805). 

 Hirundo domestica, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Xat. xiv. p. 520 (1817). 

 Progne domestica, Graif, Gen. B. i. p. 59 (1845) ; id. Cat. Fissir. 



Brit. Mu.^. p. 28 (1848) ; Bp. Comp. i. p. 337 (1850) ; Cab. J/m.-. 



Hiin. Th. i. p. 51 (L>^5{)) ; Biirm. Th. Bras. iii. p. 142 (1856) ; i<l. 



La Plata Reis. ii. p. 477 (1801) ; Baird, Review Amer. B. p. 282, 



note (1864) ; Grai/, Hand-l. B. i. p. 75, no. 893 (1869); Pek. Orn. 



Bras. pp. 17, 402'(1871). 

 Progne elegaus, Grai/, Hand4. B. i. p. 74, no, 888 (1869). 

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