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^ Pitangus caudifasciatus (D'Orb.). 



Tyraunjis caudifasciatus D'Orb. in La Sagra's Mist. Nat. Cuba, Ois. p. 82 

 (1S40). — Gos.SE, Bds. Jam. p. 177 (1847). — Gundl. Journ. Bost. Soc. 

 Nat. Hist. VI, p. 31S (1852).— Cab. J. f. O. 1S55, p. 478.— Brewer, 

 Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII, p. 307 (i860).— March, Pr. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila. 1863, p. 288.— Gundl. J. f. O. 1872, p. 424. 



Pitau(>us caudifasciatus ScL. P. Z. S. 1861, p. 76; ib. Cat. Am. Bds. p- 

 222 (1862).— Albrecht, J. f. O. 1862, p. 199. — Gray, Handl. Bds. I, 

 p. 357 (1869). — ScL. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 50 (1S73). — 

 A. & E. Newton, Handb. Jamaica, p. 107 (1881). — Cory, List Bds. 

 W. I. p. 15 (1S85). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Top and sides of the head, including the ear-coverts, 

 dark brown; a concealed patch of bright orange yellow; back 

 brownish gray; some specimens showing a slight tinge of rufous on 

 the upper tail-coverts ; under wing-coverts very pale yellow; under- 

 parts white, slightly tinged with ash on the breast and sides; under 

 tail-coverts white; tail-feathers having the basal half of the inner 

 webs of all except the two central feathers pale yellowish white, and 

 all the feathers narrowly tipped with white; outer tail-feather edged 

 with white on the outer web. 



The sexes are similar. 



Length (skin), 8; wing, 4; tail, 3.45; tarsus, .88; bill, .90. 

 Habitat. Cuba and Jamaica. 



Pitangus taylori Scl. 



Pitangus taylori ScL. Ibis, 1864, p. 169.— Gray, Handl. Bds. I, p. 357 



(1869). — Scl. & Salv. Nom. Avium Neotr. p. 50 (1S73).— Cory, 



List Bds. W. I. p. 15 (18S5). 

 Tyrannus {Pitangus) taylori Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. X, p. 249 



(1866). 

 Tyranmes taylori SvyoKV. Oefv. K. Vet. Akad. Forh. 1S69, p. 599.- -Gundl. 



Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. VII, p. 193 (1S78). 



Sp. Char. Male: — Upper surface dark olive brown, darkest on the head; 

 concealed portions of the feathers on the crown yellow in front, 

 succeeded by white, forming a crown patch half yellow and half 

 white, variable in diffei-ent specimens ; underparts grayish ; throat 

 white; quills and tail dark brown; the primaries showing a faint 

 rufous edging on the basal portion of the outer web, generally lack- 

 ing on the first, second, and third ; inner webs of primaries and sec- 

 ondaries edged with pale yellowish white; under tail-coverts white; 

 tail olive brown ; the outer web of the outer primary showing a faint 

 edging of dull white. 



The sexes are similar. 



Length (skin), 8.50; wing, 4.25; tail, 3.25; tarsus, .75; bill, 90. 

 Habitat. Porto Rico. 



