11. CERTHIOLA. 41 



Certhiola clusiiB, Hartl. Kaumamiia, ii. pt. 2, p. 56 (1852) ; Finsch 

 Verh. z.-b. Ges. Wien, 1871, p. 771 ; Scl. et Salt: NumencL 



p. 17. 

 Certhiola, sp. inc., Sdatei; P. Z. S. 1857, p. 233. 

 Certliiola bananivora, Baird, N. A. B. i. p. 427: id. Am Nat vii 



p. 612; Ridgw. Pr. U. S. N. M. 1885, p. 28. 



Above sooty black; rump yellow; superciliaries from front to 

 neck white ; wing-spot white ; below, throat ashy, rather darker 

 than in C. portoricensis ; crissum, under wing-coverts, and inner 

 margins of wing-feathers white; tail black tipped with white, 

 which is but very slightly apparent on the outer web of the outer 

 tail-feathers ; bill black ; feet dark brown : whole length 4-5 inches, 

 wing 2-5, tail 1-5. 



Hob. S. Domingo. 



Dr. Fiusch speaks of the wing-spot being very small in this 

 species. Eut although this is the case in the example in the col- 

 lection of Messrs. Salvin and Godman (Hearne) which he examined, 

 the wing-spot is large and weU-developed in another example in the' 

 same collection, received from Mr. Cory, from which my description 

 IS taken, and I regard the former specimen as immature. Prof. 

 Baird correctly gives the wing-spot as like that of C.flaveola, but 

 less extended. The form comes very near G. portoricensis, but the 

 throat is rather darker, and the outer web of the outer rectrix has 

 hardly any white on it. 



a. S ad. sk. Samana, San Domingo, W. I. Salvin-Godman Coll 



{Cory). 



b. c? ad. sk. San Domingo {McGregor). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



c. Ad. sk. San Dommgo {Gould). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



7. Certhiola portoricensis. 



Certhiola fiaveola, Taylor, Ibis, 1864, p. 166. 



Certhiola flaveola, var. portoricensis, Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. N H 

 X. p. 252 (1866). 



Certhiola portoricensis, Smid. CEfv. Vet.-Ak. Fork. 1869, p. 622 • 

 Fimch, Verh. z.-b. Ges. Wim, 1871, p. 760; Gundl J. f. 6 

 lb/ 4, p. 312, et 1878, p. 179 ; id. Ah. Soc. Fsp. H. N. vii. p 216 

 (lb/8) ; Baird, N. A. B. i. p. 427 ; id. Am. Xat. vii. p. 611 ; Scl. et 

 Salv. Notneticl. p. 16. 



Above sooty black; rump yellow; superciliaries from front to 

 neck white ; wing-spot white, conspicuous ; below, throat ashy 

 coDtrastmg with black sides of head; beUy yellow ; crissum, under 

 wmg-coverts, and inner margins of wing-feathers white ; taU black 

 tipped with white, which is broad on both webs of outer tail- 

 feathers ; bill black, feet dark brown : whole length 4 inches, wing 

 2-5, tail 1-6. Female similar. 



Ilab. Porto Eico. 



On the nesting of this species cf. Gundlach, -J. f. 0. 1S78, p. 179. 



a. Ad. sk. Porto Rico {Bryant). Mrs. H. Bryant. 



b. Ad. sk. Porto Eico (Bryant). Sclater CoU. 



