A.MPELIS. 



403 



Diiliis doniiuiciis. 



Tunayra domlnica, Lmx. Syst. Nat. I, 1766, 316 (based on Tancjara 

 dominicensis, Brisson, III, 37, tab. 2, fig. 4, St. Domingo). — Gm. I, 

 1788, 894. — Dulus dominicus, Stkickl. Cont. Orn. 1851, 103 (rectifi- 

 cation). — Lafr. Rev. Mag. 1851, 583 (habits, affinities, etc.). — 

 ScLATER, Catal. 1861, 41. 



Dulus palmarum, Vieill. Nout. Diet. X, 1817, 438. — Ib. Encycl. Meth. 



(NoV40,071.) Feet extremely stout ; tarsus shorter than middle toe and 

 claw. Wings longer than nearly even tail, moderately pointed ; 1st quill 

 nearly half the 2d, which about equals 7th ; 4th longest ; 3d and 5tli scarcely 

 shorter. 



Above olive brown, becoming olive green on the rump and edges of quill- 

 and tail feathers ; darker olive on the head, the sides of which are fuscous 

 browu. Beneath whitish ; all the feathers with central linear streaks of olive 

 brown, narrowest on belly, broadest on crissum (which is tinged with olivace- 

 ous). Inner lining of wings pale fulvous; inner edges of quills whitish. 

 Bill pale horn color, lighter below ; feet rather dusky. 



(No. 40,071.) Total length, 6.25 ; wing, 3.20; tail, 2.75, nearly even; ex- 

 posed portion of 1st primary, .95, of 2d, 2.15, of longest (measured from ex- 

 posed base of 1st primary), 2.30 ; length of bill from forehead, .61, from 

 nostril, .36, along gape, .80, depth, .24; tarsus, .80 ; middle toe and claw, .84, 

 claw alone, .25 ; hind toe and claw, .65, claw alone, .31. 



A specimen in the Philadelphia Academy, although marked female, 

 is considerably larger, though apparently not otherwise diflferent. 

 That described above was kindly supplied by Prof. Agassiz. 



According to Strickland (Cont. Orn. 1851, 104), Dulus nuchalis, 

 of Swainson (2^ Centen. 1838, 345), forms a second species, closely 

 allied, but with a transverse bar of white on nape. The type (from 

 Brazil) is said by him to be in the Cambridge Museum. 



Note. — Since writing the preceding article several specimens have 

 been received from Mr. A. E. Younglove. 



Locality. 



When 

 Collected. 



Received from 



Collected by 



Jeremie, Hayti. 



[Hayti. 

 Port au Prince, 

 St. Dominsro. 



lS6i-.5. 

 Jan. 23, '66. 

 April 10, '66. 



Mus. Comp. Zool. 

 A. E. Younglove. 



Cat). Phila. Acad. 



P. n. Uhler. 



(40,071.) Alcoholic sp. (41,855.) Bill and eyes black. (41,856.) Bill and eyes black. 



S0BFAJIILY AMPELIN^. 

 AMPELIS, Linn. 



Ampelis, Linn. Syst. Nat. 12th ed. I. 1766, 297. (Type Lanius garrulus, 

 L. Named by Liini;ens in 170.'.) 



