BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 47 



MARGAROPS FUSCATUS. {VuiL) 

 Paw-paw Thrush. 



Local Name. — Paw-paw Bird. 



Adult Male. — Above, brown, the feathers slightly edged with 

 ash ; throat and breast, brown ; feathers heavily edged with white 

 giving a mottled appearance, which shows faintly on the belly and 

 almost disappears at the vent ; primaries, brown, pale-edged ; upper 

 tail-coverts tipped with white ; tail, brown, tipped with white ; bill, 

 yellowish, with an olive tinge ; upper mandible shading into brown 

 at the base ; legs, pale olive ; iris, pale yellow. 



Length 1025, wing 5.20, tail 4.50, tarsus, 1.40, bill .76. 



This interesting species inhabits Inagua, but, as far as I was 

 able to observe, it is not found on any of the other islands. All 

 attempts to discover its nest were unsuccessful, and as it was not 

 at all common, I am unable to state anything, from personal 

 observation, regarding its habits. The natives at Northwest Point 

 seemed to be well acquainted with it, and told me that the Paw-paw 

 Bird was not uncommon in the interior of the island, and that its 

 nest is built in hollow trees. 



