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greater bulk of the Tortue birds being more readily evident on direct 

 comparison of skins than from examination of the measurements 

 that follow : 



Three males, wing 82.4-84.3 (83.4), tail 70.2-71.9 (71.2), culmen 

 from base 16.2-16.8 (16.4), depth of bill at base 12.9-13.8 (13.3), 

 tarsus 22.1-22.8 (22.4) mm. 



One female, wing 77.7, tail 65.8, culmen from base 15.5, depth of 

 bill at base 11.9, tarsus 22.9 mm. 



Type, male, wing 82.4, tail 71.9, culmen from base 16.8, depth of 

 bill at base 13.8, tarsus 22.8 mm. 



Abbott speaks of the Tortue bullfinch as common, a statement 

 corroborated by the observations of Bond. Abbott secured two sets 

 of eggs with nests on June 20, 1917, brought to him by natives 

 which are evidently correctly identified as of this species. The first 

 nest is approximately 140 mm. in diameter by 100 mm. deep, and is 

 made of moss, fine twigs and a few leaves, lined with finer materials, 

 the nest cavity being very deep. This nest contained six eggs of 

 which one was broken. The remaining five have the ground color 

 very pale bluish white, spotted with irregular markings of Verona 

 brown, and warm sepia, these being confluent at the larger end of 

 the egg. There is some difference in style of marking in these five 

 eggs and it seems possible that the native who collected them may 

 have combined two sets in the one nest. Following are measure- 

 ments of four of these eggs, one being badly cracked: 20.6 by 15.1, 

 21.5 by 16.2, 22.4 by 16.0, and 25.3 by 16.7 mm. The second nest is 

 composed of coarser twigs and contains many more entire leaves, 

 several of these comprising the actual bottom lining. Like the first 

 this nest is very deeply cupped. The coloration of the three eggs 

 does not differ from those already described. Measurements are as 

 follows : 20.9 by 16.4, 21.1 by 16.4 and 22.8 by 16.6 mm. 



James Bond describes a nest found May 19, 1928, as placed about 

 three feet from the ground, with a domed top. 



LOXIMITRIS DOMINICENSIS (Bryant) 

 HISPANIOLAN SISKIN, SIGTJXTA 



Chmjsomitris dominicensis Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 11, May, 

 1867, p. 93, text-fig. (Port-au-Prince, Haiti ) .—Cory, Bull. Nuttall Ornitb. Club, 

 1881, p. 152 (PStionville, specimens). 



Loximitris Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol, 11, May, 1867, p. 93, 

 text-fig. (Type by monotypy Chrysomitris dominicensis) . 



Fringilla. dominicensis, Gray, Hand-list Birds, vol. 2, 1870, p. 81 (listed). 



Loximitris, Ekman, Est. Agr. Moca, Ser. B, Bot., No. 15, December, 1929, p. 

 7 (Loma de Mediania). 



Loximitris dominicensis, Cory, Birds Haiti and San Domingo, July, 18S4, 

 pp. 67-68, col. pi. (PStionville, specimens) ; Cat. West Indian Birds, 1892, p. 

 Ill (Haiti, Dominican Republic). — Tippenhauer, Die Insel Haiti, 1892, pp. 



