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gray; throat and upper part of the breast, black, some of the lower 
feathers edged with gray; below, brownish white; wing-coverts, chest- 
nut and black, crossed and tipped with dull white, forming two wing- 
bands; tail, brown; bill, black. 
Adult Female.— Colors of the male, replaced by light and dark 
brown; olive-brown on the head; under parts, brownish white; 
wing-bands indistinct. 
Length 5.10, wing 2.84, tail 2.36, tarsus .68, bill .36. 
Mr. L. J. K. Brace states that the English Sparrow has been 
introduced into the Bahamas within the last few years, and I was 
told by several gentlemen that it still exists there; but during my 
different visits to the islands I have never met with it. 
CYANOSPIZA CIRIS. (Linn.) 
NONPAREIL. 
Adult Male,— Head, blue; back, green; rump, brownish red; 
under parts, red, becoming pale on the belly; tail, reddish brown ; 
upper mandible, black; lower mandible, pale. 
Adult Female. 
on the back; under parts, pale yellow, greenish on the breast; 
Above, green, showing slight golden reflections 
slightly smaller than the male. 
Length 4.80, wing 2.60, tail 2, tarsus .80, bill .4o. 
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