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. XVIin Bangs and Bradlee, Birds of Bermuda. 



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onto the malar region. But in both these characters it is equalled 

 by occasional specimens from the United States. The color of 

 the back of the male is more like that of the resident bird of south 

 Florida, Sialia sialis grata Bangs, but this well marked form has, 

 besides, a very much larger bill and heavier foot and tarsus. 



Measurements. 



The above measurements, taken from six specimens collected 

 at Hamilton in November, January, February and March, show 

 the proportions to be just as in true S. sialis. 



' Besides being resident in Bermuda, the Bluebird is said to often 

 appear in numbers on migration ; possibly some of these remain 

 and breed and thus counteract any tendency to vary that the 

 island birds might develop if wholly cut off from the main body of 

 the species. 



The Bluebird is very abundant in Bermuda, and in autumn and 

 winter is gregarious, being seen in flocks of ten or a dozen. 



After the hurricane of 1899 there was a noticeable decrease in 

 the number of Bluebirds, but they have now regained their former 

 numbers. 



Carduelis carduelis (Linn.). 

 Goldfinch. 



Introduced, but just when seems to be uncertain, Capt. Reid 

 mentions seeing one on April 5, 1875, that was very wild and that 

 he supposed was an escaped cage bird. 



