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Faiii. HIRUNDINID^. 



11. Hirundo hoireoiiun, Burton. 



Fam. C(ERP]BID^. 



12. Certhiola dominicaua, Taylor. 

 "'Siicrier.' 



"Leugtb, ^, 5 in.; alar extent, 8; wing, 2|. 



" Not so abuudaut a« in Dominica, where indeed it is more numerous 

 than in any other isUmd. It seems to me tliat the adnlt males here are 

 brighter than any I have found elsewhere." 



W^ien I examined the collections from Antigua and Barbuda, and de- 

 termined the species of Certhiola from these islands to be C. dominicana, 

 I quite forgot Prof. Baird's sj^ecies C. frontalis (N. A. Birds, vol. i, p. 

 428) from Antigua. Upon a comparison of it now with a large series 

 of C. dominicana from Dominica, I find some females precisely like the 

 type of C. frontalis. There are specimens of both sexes having their 

 fronts more or less white : it is probably a mark of immaturity. Prof. 

 Baird's name of frontalis nnist therefore become a synonym of domini- 

 cdna, 



Fam. TANAGRID.^. 



13. Euphouia flavifrous (Sparm.). 

 "'La petite Perrouche verte.'" 



The subjoinecl description of the male was given to Mr. Ober when in 

 Guadeloupe by Monsieur ('olardeau. 



"Length, 5 inches ; extent, 8 inches. 



" Bill. Short, thick, strong ; black above, whitish-blue below ; broad, 

 almost triangulai', slightly hooked at the end of upper mandible. 



" Nostrils. Large, deej) seated. 



"Head. A beautiful bright yellow spot in front over the nostrils; 

 fi'om this yellow spot, which extends no higher than the eyes, the whole 

 Lead is of a pretty shade of blue; this coloring extends to the back of 

 the neck, where it curves somewhat towards the throat but not around 

 the neck ; the cheeks are bluish olive-green, more yellowish nnder the 

 throat. 



" Back. A uniform bright oli\e-green, becoming more yellow on the 

 rump. 



" Wings. Dusky black, tinged with olive along the outer vanes of 

 quills ; wing-coverts olive, streaked with black. 



" Belly. Bright yellowish-olive; lighter near vent. 



" Tail. Twelve feathers ; dusky black tinged with dark olive ; short, 

 having two-thirds concealed above and below by feathers of nimp and 

 vent. 



" Eyes. Black. 



"Legs. Short, strong, dirty bluish color. 



" Claws. Same color ; back claw the strongest. 



