BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. lOI 



webs, very faintly upon the two central ones ; legs and bill, black. 

 One specimen showed the base of the mandible pale. Female 

 similar to the male. 



Length 6.15, wing 2.25, tail 3.35, tarsus .90, bill .70. 



The present species is a resident, but is by no means as abun- 

 dant as some others of its family. Although I have included it as a 

 variety, I am inclined to think that it should be regarded as a dis- 

 tinct species, it being larger, and differing clearly in coloration from 

 M. stolidus of Jamaica. Its food consists principally of insects. 



CONTOPUS BAHAMENSIS. {Bryant.) 

 Least Bahama Flycatcher. 



Winter Plumage, Male. — Above, brownish olive, becoming 

 darker upon the crown ; a nearly complete circle of white around 

 the eye, broken above; lores, ashy; below, pale yellow, with a faint 

 tinge of olive ; wings, dark brown ; under coverts, pale orange-yel- 

 low; coverts, secondaries, and tertiaries, brownish white, the coverts 

 forming two indistinct bands upon the wing; tail, dark brown, 

 lighter on the outer feathers; legs and upper mandible, black; 

 lower mandible, pale, becoming darker at tip. One specimen taken 

 had the yellow of the breast much brighter and deeper, the crissum 

 much brighter, the olive markings heavier, and the under wing- 

 coverts pinkish. Female resembles the male. 



Length 5.35, wing 2.80, tail 2.60, tarsus .58, bill .60. 



