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Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. 



[April 



crissum, a crescent over the eve, and markings upon the cliin pale 

 reddish brown, much lighter than in the male; under mandible pale. 

 Immature birds resemble the female. 

 Length. 5. So; wing, 3; tail, 2.70; tarsus, 90; bill, .50. 

 Habitat. Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti, and San Domingo. 

 Specimens from different localities often vary in coloration and 

 size, those from Jamaica and vSan Domingo being somewhat 

 smaller tlian those from the Bahama Islands. The Jamaica bird 

 differs from the Bahama form, in being somewhat smaller; the 

 red of the throat is lighter, and the under wing-coverts are gray, 

 instead of dull white. It seems to represent a fairly good geo- 

 graphical race. Mr. Ridgway, who first separated them, describ- 

 ed the Bahama bird as L. viola cca bahamciisis. but as the type 

 of Z. 7'/c»/ac<?a came from the Bahamas, the waxwq ba]ta?nensishQ.- 

 comes a synonym, and the Jamaica form remains as yet unnamed, 

 should it be thought advisable to separate them. 



Loxigilla noctis (Linn.). 



-Fri7igilla noctis Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 320 (1766). 



—Denny, P. Z. S. 1S47, P- jS- 

 Pyrrhulagra noctis Bp. Consp. L p. 493 (1S50) 



(excl. syn.). 

 Loxigilla noctis ScL. Cat. Am.Bds. p. 102 (1S62). 

 N^^ — Taylor, Ibis, 1S64, p. 167.— Gray, Handl. 



Eds. II, p. 104 (1S70). — ScL. & Salv. Noni. Avium Neotr. p. 27 

 (1873). — ScL. P. Z. S. 1S74, p. 175. — Lister, Ibis, 1S80, p. 40. — 

 Grisdale, Ibis, 1SS2, p. 4S6.— Cory, List Eds. W. I. p. 12 (1885). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Entire plumage black ; superciliary stripe, and throat 

 chestnut-rutbus ; under tail-coverts rufous; bill and feet black. 



Female: — Upper surface dull reddish brown, brightest on the 

 rump; underparts olive brown; wing-coverts heavily edged with 

 rufous; secondaries tinged with the same color; under mandible 

 brown. 



Length (skin), 4.50; wing, 2.70; tail, 1.S5; tarsus, .75. 



Habitat. Lesser Antilles. 



Loxigilla noctis sclateri. 



Loxigilla noctis ScL. P. Z. S. 187 1, p. 270. 



Loxigilla noctis sclateri Allen, Eull. Nutt. Orn. Club, V. p. 166 (iSSo). 

 —Cory, List Eds. W. I. p. 12 (1S85). 



