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Following are measurements from specimens in adult plumage: 



Eight males, wing 83.7-87.7 (85.4), tail 65.4-68.9 (67.3), culmen 

 from base 18.0-19.9 (18.8), tarsus 21.5-24.0 (22.4) mm. 



Four females, wing 80.7-84.8 (83.8), tail 64.5-69.0 (66.5), culmen 

 from base 18.4-19.3 (18.9), tarsus 21.7-22.9 (22.3) mm. 



This species is from 170 to 190 mm. in length, and has the head 

 and neck, except as noted below, and the underparts deep gray, the 

 throat and a streak along the side of the head, the lower eyelid, and 

 two spots one above and one in front of the eye white, the sides of 

 the head and not more than the anterior third of the crown deep 

 black, and the back, wings and tail bright yellowish green. 



PHAENICOPHILUS POLIOCEPHALUS CORYI Richmond and Swales 

 GONAVE PALM TANAGER, QUATRE YETJX, OISEATJ QUATRE YEUX 



Phaenicophilus poliocephalus coryi Richmond and Swales, Proc. Biol. Soc. 

 Washington, vol. 37, March 17, 1924, p. 107 (Gonave Island, Haiti). Dan- 

 forth, Auk, 1929, p. 374 (Gonave, common). 



Phoenicophilus poliocephalus coryi, Bond, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 vol. 80, 1928, p. 517 (Gonave, nest). — Lonnbebg, Fauna och Flora, 1929, p. 109 

 (Haiti). 



Gonave Island, Haiti; resident. 



The present form is represented in the United States National 

 Museum by fourteen skins collected by W. L. Abbott, four taken near 

 La Mahotiere February 19, 20, and 22, 1918, eight from Anse a Galets 

 March 4, 5, 7, 9, and 11, 1920, one from fitroites, March 17, 1920, and 

 one from Picmy July 5, 1920. 



Bond reports that this bird is abundant, occurring throughout the 

 island. He found many nests during the latter part of May and in 

 June, reported that they were frail structures, like the nest of the 

 scarlet tanager, but deeply cupped, placed from seven to thirty feet 

 above the ground. 



Danforth says that this form is common, living in dense brush near 

 the ground. In five stomachs vegetable matter (a seed) amounted to 

 5 per cent, and animal matter to 95 per cent, the latter including 

 Orthoptera, Lepidopterous larvae (mainly noctuids), Hemiptera, and 

 Coleoptera. 



According to notes made by Wetmore from the actual specimens 

 in the Bond collection a set of four eggs taken May 19, 1928 are 

 decidedly paler than pale glaucous green, marked uniformly with 

 drab to cinnamon drab, the markings being suffused without sharp 

 outline, tending toward longitudinal distribution, varying in extent 

 on the different eggs. Bond's measurements are as follows : 26.1 by 

 17.0, 25.0 by 17.3, 25.3 by 17.4, and 24.4 by 17.5 mm. A set of two 

 taken May 14 are pale bluish white with obscure wash spots of drab 



