2^8 Cory, JVcxv Birds from San Domhigo. Lj"ly 



of Sciences on Feb. 8, 1873, the Doctor briefly refers to the breed- 

 ing habits of this then little known species, and the eggs 

 taken by him there were subsequently described in the ' Water- 

 birds of North America,' by Baird, Brewer and Ridgway (Vol. II, 

 1884, p. 505). 



The average measurement of 45 eggs of this species, now 

 before me, is 2.41 by 1.52 inches, the largest specimen measuring 

 2.51 by 1.57 inches, the smallest 2.27 by 1.39 inches. 



DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF BIRDS 

 FROM SAN DOMINGO. 



BY CHARLES B. CORY. 



Among the birds brought from San Domingo by Mr. George 

 K. Cherrie are two interesting novelties which I have named as 

 follows : — 



Hyetornis fieldi, sp. nov. 



Type, F. Mus. — Field Columbian Museum, Chicago, 111. Male ex 

 Maniel, San Domingo, April 5, 1S95. Geo. K. Cherrie, collector. 



Sj). Char. — Male: Upper parts, including upper tail-coverts, slaty, 

 showing a faint trace of olive in some lights ; a dusky stripe in front of 

 the eye; throat, breast, and upper belly chestnut brown, belly tawny 

 becoming pale on the crissum ; primaries deep chestnut brown shading 

 to olive at the tips; under wing coverts tawny; shafts of quills (except 

 the first) stronglv tinged with rufous brown; under surface of primaries 

 and secondaries rufous shading to slaty olive at tips ; tail-feathers (except 

 two central ones) bluish black tipped with white and shading. to pale 

 olive at the base; two central tail-feathers pale olive becoming brownish 

 at tips; bill dark showing a tinge of dull yellow at middle of lower 

 mandible ; legs and feet black. 



Length, 16.75; wing, 6.50; tail, 10.50; bill, 1.30; tarsus, 1.50 inches. 



