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of tail-feathers blackish, edged with slaty grey, the outer one with a 

 large white patch towards the end of the iuner web, decreasing in 

 size on the penultimate feather, and reduced to a small spot on the 

 third ; head like the back, the forehead black, extending backwards 

 above the eye, and followed by a broad white eyebrow, widening 

 above the ear-coverts ; a supraloral spot of yellow in the white eye- 

 brow ; upper and lower edge of eyelid and a spot below the eye 

 white ; lores, sides of face, and ear-coverts black, skirting the throat 

 and fore neck ; the ear-coverts slightly broken into by the white of 

 the adjoining sides of the neck ; cheeks, throat, and fore neck bright 

 yellow, whitish on the base of the cheeks and chin ; remainder of 

 under surface of body dull white, the sides of the body broadly 

 streaked with black ; thighs and under tail-coverts white ; axillaries 

 and under wing-coverts white ; quills dusky below, ashy white 

 along the inner web : bill brownish black ; feet yellowish brown ; 

 iris dark brown (Audubon). Total length 4"8 inches, culmcn 0'65, 

 wing 2-G, tail 2, tarsus 0'7. {2Ius. iSalvhi ^ Godman.) 



Bah. Atlantic States as far north as Washington in summer, and 

 in winter to Cuba, San Domingo, and Jamaica {Ridgwiuj). 



The above description is from a typical D. domlmca, and I think 

 that the western bird, called by Mr. Eidgway D. alhilora, ought not 

 to be separated. Both forms occur in Jamaica, and a large series will 

 probably show an intermediate gradation from one to the other. 



The western race may be described as follows : — 



Adidt male. Similar to the male of D. dominica, but with the eye- 

 brow white, without any supraloral yellow streak. Total length 

 5 inches, culmen 0-55, wing 2-6, tail 2, tarsus 0-65. 



Adult female. Yery similar to the male, but the black down the 

 sides of the throat not quite so broad, and the sides of the body not 

 so broadly streaked with black ; forehead with less black upon it. 

 Total length 5 inches, culmen 0-55, wing 2-5, tail 2, tarsus 0-65. 



Youmj male in autumn. Eesembliug the adult female, but with 

 the back sHghtly washed with brown ; no black on the forehead ; 

 the white on the eyebrow and on the neck slightly shaded with 

 brown ; the sides of the body also washed with brown. {Mus. Salvin df 

 Godman.') 



Great variation is seen in this bird in respect to the amount of 

 black on the head, this being sometimes confined to the forehead, 

 and at other times spreading over the entire crown. The winter 

 IjHiimacje of the adults, as far as the series examined enables me to 

 judge, is similar to that of summer. 



The descriptions given by Mr. Eidgway and Mr. Coues speak of 

 the eyebrow as entirely white ; but in many specimens I can trace a 

 tiny shade of yeUow, even in those sent to Messrs. Salvin and 

 Godman as typical D. albilora by the U.S. Nat. Museum. 



Hah. In summer, the Mississippi region of the United States, 

 north to Lake Erie ; common in South Illinois. In winter, and 

 possibly aU the year, in Mexico, south to Guatemala, Yucatan on 

 the Atlantic, and Colima on the Pacific side {likliway). Winters 

 in Central America, from Mexico to Guatemala (Salvia 4' Godman). 

 Antilles. 



