coo Cory oh Ne~v West hidtati Birds. [October 



the inner webs; bill horn color; feet slate brown. General appearance of 

 Spindalis pntrii bnt ha\ing the bill heavier and throat niarkino- un- 

 like those of that species, besides other minor differences. 

 Length. 5.50; wing, 3.35; tail, 2.75; tarsus, .70; bill, .50. 

 Habitat. Giaml Cayman, West Indies. 



I have iledicated this species to Mr. Osbert Salvin, of Loiulon, 

 En<4huul. 



Vireo alleni, sp. iiov. 



Sp. Char. — Above dull olive, showing a dull yellow tinge on the fore- 

 head ; a stripe of vellow from the upper mandible to the eje, the jellow 

 showing on the upper and lower eyelids ; entire under surface dull yellow 

 tinged with olive on the flanks and sides; two distinct yellowish white 

 wing-bands; quills dark brown, most of the feathers edged with yellowish 

 green on the outer webs. Tail brown, showing faint olive edgings on the 

 outer webs ; bill horn color; legs dark brown or slaty brown. 



Length, 4.10; wing, 2.30; tail, 1.85; tarsus, .75; bill, .45. 



Habitat. Grand Cayman, West Indies. This interesting 

 species is dedicated to my friend Dr. J. A. Allen, of the American 

 Museimi of Natm-al History, New York. 



Myiarchus denigratus, sp. nov. 



Sp. Cilar. — Top of the head dark blackish brown ; back dull olive 

 brown; sides of the head, cheeks, and ear-coverts dark brown, slightly 

 lighter than the crown ; throat and breast ash gray, shading into dull 

 yellowish white on the belly and crissum ; quill, very dark brown, some of 

 the feathers edged with very pale rufous; tail-feathers dark brown edged 

 with pale rufous on the inner webs; bill and feet black. 



Length, 6.25; wing. 3.15; tail, 3.00; tarsus, .So; bill, .60. 



Habitat. Graml Cayman, West Indies. 



This is a very dark species, easily distingnished from any other 

 West Indian form. 



Icterus bairdi, sp. nov. 



.Sp. Char. — Front of face and throat black; underparts bright yellow; 

 back dull yellow, showing a faint tinge of olive on the upper back; tail 

 and wings black; lesser wing-coverts bright 'yellow, greater secondary 

 wing-coverts pure white, forming a broad white wing-patch, some of tha 

 inner primaries delicately edged with white, showing more clearly on the 

 inner secondaries; bill and feet black. 



Length, 7.25; wing, 3.75; tail, 3; tarsus, ,85; bill, .85. 



Habitat. — Grand Cayman, West Indies. 



