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outer toe, .006, its claw, .0037 ; inner toe, .005, its claw, .004 ; 

 bill along ridge, .014; gape, .02 ; depth of bill, .0035 ; breadth, 

 .007; length of nostril, .0015 ; breadth, .0012 ; 3d quill longest ; 

 4th very little shorter; 2d, .0015 shorter; 5th, .004 shorter, and 

 1st, .01 shorter than the 3d. The first is nearly equal to the 6th. 



Mniotilta varia. Common from April 20th, to May lOth. 



Trichas Marylandica. While lying at anchor, on the 20th of 

 April, in the harbor of Grassy Creek, a flock of these birds com- 

 menced flying by the vessel, and continued without intermission 

 for two hours ; they did not fly in a compact body, but were con- 

 stantly passing during this time, more or less being in sight the 

 whole period. Many of them alighted on the vessel ; all of them 

 that I saw were males. On the 10th of May, they were still 

 abundant in the neighborhood of Nassau. 



Sylvicola ooronata. A few individuals of this species were to 

 be seen in the neighborhood of Nassau during the months of Jan- 

 uary and February ; by the middle of March they had entirely 

 disappeared. I saw none on any of the smaller islands. 



Sylvicola Blachhurnice. One pair seen on April 30th. 



Sylvicola striata. Very abundant from the 1st to the 10th of 

 May. In its habits this bird approximates very nearly to the 

 M. varia, climbing round the trunks of trees in search of insects, 

 apparently with the same facility as the latter bird. 



Sylvicola maculosa. As abundant as in the United States. A 

 few were seen as early as the 15th of March. 



Sylvicola icterocephala. Only a few seen in the early part of May. 



Sylvicola Canadensis. The males of this pretty and conspicu- 

 ous species were very abundant near Nassau, from the 20th of 

 April to the 13th of May. I think that in this short period I 

 saw more than I had ever seen before. 



Sylvicola maritima. One female shot May 6th. 



Sylvicola discolor. More abundant than I have ever met with 

 it in the United States. In January all the males were in winter 

 plumage, and they had not changed entirely to the summer plu- 

 mage before the 1st of April. I have no doubt that this bird is a 

 constant resident of the Bahamas, and breeds there ; it had paired 

 by the middle of April, and after that date I saw none that were 

 not mated. 



Sylvicola palmarum. During the winter and early spring this 



