98 Catalogue of Birds. 



ish green ; under wing coverts and inner margins of quills pale yellow ; 

 a dull fulvous line runs from the bill over the eye, and a narrow dark 

 mystacbial stripe on eacb side of tbe chin ; under plumage white with a 

 slight tinge of pale fulvous on the throat, greyish on tbe neck and upper 

 part of the breast ; sides tinged with yellowish green ; under tail coverts 

 clear pale yellow ; thighs brownish ash; upper mandible blackish brown, 

 the under whitish born color ; tarsi and toes plumbeous black. 

 Length about 6 in. ; wing 3^ ; tail 2\ ; bill £ ; tarsi f . 



It is of a much brighter color than altiloqua, being of a clear 

 green without the brown cast which pervades the plumage of 

 that species, only a shade of this color existing on the front, 

 showing nothing like a decided cap. 



7. Tyrannus griseus, Yieill. 

 " Local name ' Chincherry.' " 



8. Eulamyis chlorolmnus, Gonld. 



9. Orthorhynchus exilis (Gm.). 



10. Coccyzus Julieni, Lawr., antea p. 42. 



" In 1863, Oct. 20th, while taking a walk, I suddenly came 

 upon this bird in a cavity of the rock ; he appeared greatly 

 frightened ; having no gun with me I chased him, and a boy 

 finally struck him with a stone. There is no local name for it 

 here." 



11. Dolichonyx orizivorus (Linn.). 



12. Zenaida amabilis, Bonap. 



" ' Mountain Dove' ; they are abundant in the neighboring 

 islands." 



13. Ardea herodias, Linn. 



14. Nyctherodius molaceus (Linn.). 



15. Charadrius Yirginicus, Borck. 



" ' Golden Plover' ; the first flock passed Sept. 2d in 1S63, 

 and stragglers remained until Oct. 20th, during a portion of 

 that time forming a large flock. They were almost continually 

 running about in the sand, picking up the insects which abound 

 in the summer and autumn among the weeds. They were very 



