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are of course ne:irly related to birds of the mainland of Venezuela, 

 which is distant from the island only about twenty miles. A 

 detailed account of the birds of Margarita may be expected from 

 Lieut. Robinson in the near future. 



Amazilia aliciae, new species. 



Tv'/e, No. 151,067, U. S. N. M., J adult, Margarita Island, July, 1S95; 

 Wirt Robinson; collector's No. 40S. — Forehead, forepart of crown, lores, 

 ear-coverts, cheeks, sides of neck, and under parts brilliant metallic green; 

 nape, under Aving-coverts, and axillaries less metallic green, and of a 

 brassy hue ; hind crown, wing-coverts (except primary coverts, which 

 have hardly a shade of metallic color), and back metallic reddish bronze, 

 most intense on the latter, and almost disappearing on rump ; upper tail- 

 coverts pale chestnut, some of the feathers centred with purplish blue, 

 which is visible only upon disturbing the feathers ; under tail-coverts 

 uniform pale chestnut, without any metallic centres to the feathers, and 

 ■without admixture of whitish feathers; thighs and crissum silky white ; 

 flanks with a tuft of downy white feathers, which are normally concealed ; 

 wings blackish, with slight bluish reflections ; tail blue black ; upper 

 mandible black, lower mandible flesh color except at tip, where black. 

 Wing, 2.07; tail (outer feather), 1.27; depth of fork, .iS ; culmen, .So 

 inches. 



$ adult. No. 151,068, U. S. N. M., Margarita Island, July, 1S95 ; same 

 collector (No. 4S3). — Similar to the male, but duller; fore crown and 

 forehead much less brilliant, and not sharply separated from the bronzy 

 shade of hind crown; abdomen mostly dull dusky gray. Wing, 2.04; 

 outer tail feather, 1.24 ; deptii of fork, .16 ; culmen, .81 inches. 



Lieut. Robinson brought back eight specimens of this pretty 

 bird, which is named in honor of Mrs. Robinson. It is closely 

 allied to Amazilia felicm of the adjacent mainland but is evidently 

 distinct. I have been unable at this time to compare the new 

 species with males of felicice, but, fortunately, Lieut. Robinson 

 stopped long enough at La Guayra to collect six females of the 

 latter, which are of exceptional interest here, as they were col- 

 lected at about the same time as those of the new form and are 

 therefore in exactly the same state of plumage. Comparing 

 females then, the new form differ from felicice in having the pos- 

 terior part of the crown and back reddish bronze instead of 

 green ; in having the rump and upper tail-coverts practically 

 without metallic color; the tail less brilliant, and steel black 



