2 28 Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. [April 



II, p. 234 (1S74). — ScL. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 40(1873). — 

 GuNDL. Anal. See. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 214 (1878).— Cory, Bull. 

 Nutt. Orn. Club, VI, p. 153 (iSSi); ib. Bds. Haiti & San Domin- 

 go, p. 74 (1885) ; ih. List Bds. W. I. p. 14 (1885). 



FrugilegHs leucognaphalus Gray, Handl. Bds. II, p. 13 (1870). 



Microcorax leucognapkalus Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. HI, p. 49 (1877). 



Sp. Char. Male: — General plumage black, with faint bluish and purple 

 reflections in the light; feathers of the throat having the ends sep- 

 arated in hair-like filaments: basal portion of the bodj-feathers 

 white; bill and legs black. 

 The sexes are similar. 



Length, 18; wing, 12; tail, 8: tarsus, 2.20; bill, 2.20. 

 Habitat. San Domingo and Forto Rico. 



Specimens from Porto Rico clifter somewhat from tliose 

 from San Domingo, but I am of the opinion it would not 

 be wise to separate them specifically. It is possible they repre- 

 sent good geographical races. The San Domingo bird is 

 blacker, and shows brighter bluish and purplisli reflections when 

 held in the light. If it should be thought best to separate them, 

 1 would propose the name domhiicensis for the San Domingo 

 form. 



Corvus jamaicensis Gmel. 



Corvus jamaiceusis Gmel. Syst. Nat. I, p. 367 (17SS). — Gosse, Bds. Jam. 



p. 209 (1847). — Denny, P. Z. S. 1S47, p. 38. — Albrecht, J. f. O. 



1862, p. 202.— Sc:l. Cat. Am. Bds. p. 146 (1862). — March, Pr. 



Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, p. 300. — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium 



Neotr. p. 40 (1873). — Bd, Bwr. & Ridgw. Hist. N. Am. Bds. II, p. 



-34 (1874)- — A- & E. Newton, Handb, Jamaica, p. 103 (1881). — 



Cory, List Bds. W. I. p. 14 (1S85). 

 Frugilegus jamaicensis Gray, Handl. Bds. II, p. 13 (1870). 

 Microcorax Jamaicensis Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. Ill, p. 48 (1877). 



Sp. Char. Male: — General color very dark brown, blackish brown on 

 head and tliroat; basal portions of most of the feathers gra}'; wings 

 and tail dark brown, showing slight purplish reflections when held 

 in the light; bill and legs black. 

 The sexes are similar. 



Length (skin), 15.75; wing, S.So; tail, 6.20; tarsus. 1.90: bill, 

 1.85. ^ 

 Habitat. Jamaica. 



