BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. I I I 



not rare, cannot be considered as an abundant species. All the 

 specimens which I procured were killed near Mathewstovvn, and 

 none were taken on any other part of the island. Its habits, as far 

 as I was able to observe, were the same as those of D. cvelynce, from 

 which it is impossible to distinguish it while darting from one flower 

 to another. A negro brought me a fine male alive, which he had 

 caught in a small net as it hovered over a flower. When living, 

 the plumage shows somewhat brighter than in a dead specimen. 



SPORADINUS RICORVr. {d'Orb.) 

 Ricord's Humming-bird. 



Winter Plumage, Male. — Entire plumage, bronz}' green, becom- 

 ing metallic on the throat; wings, purplish brown; four central tail- 

 feathers bronze, the remainder purplish black, showing bronze on 

 the outer webs; under tail-coverts, white; upper mandible, dark 

 brown ; lower mandible pale, becoming dark at the tip ; tail forked. 



Winter Plumage, Female. — Resembles the male, except having 

 the crown brownish; throat and centre of abdomen, pale buff; under 

 tail-coverts, grayish white. 



Length 3.60, wing 1.80, tail 1.50, tarsus .15, bill .75. 



I was agreeably surprised at finding this pretty little species 

 common on Andros Island, as it had not been previously recorded 

 from the Bahamas. It seemed to prefer the vicinity of the shore. 



