Notes on some Cuban Birds. 273 



It is a retired bird and fond of living alone, like the bird of 

 Jamaica (M. armillatus), which has there received the name of 



" Solitaire." 



III. Descriptions of J\ew Species. 



1. COLAPTES CHRYSOCAULOSTJS.* 



Upper part of head and hind neck bluish ash-grey, with an 

 occipital band of deep scarlet; back and wing-coverts light 

 hair brown, with broad transverse bars of black ; rump greyish- 

 white spotted, and barred with black; tail dark umber brown 

 terminating with black, lateral feathers barred on their outer 

 webs with buffy white, outer margin of the other tail-feathers 

 with spots of the same ; under surface of the tail, deep golden 

 yellow with black tips ; upper and under tail-coverts barred 

 with black and white ; primaries dark umber brown ; second- 

 aries and tertiaries dark brown, with broad marginal spots of 

 light Lair brown; inner surface of wings dusky yellow; shafts 

 of the quill feathers bright yellow; shafts of the tail feathers 

 the same color, except for a short space at the end, where they 

 are black; sides of the head and neck in front, of a reddish fawn 

 color; a broad crescent of black on the breast; breast and 

 sides yellowish brown ; abdomen pale yellowish white, with 

 circular black spots over the entire under surface below the 

 gorget ; bill bluish black ; tarsi and feet dark lead-color. 

 = Length llf inches ; wing 51 ; bill II ; tail 4f ; tarsi lh inches, 



6 



English measure. 



2. CULICIVOEA LEMBEYEL 



Entire upper plumage dull plumbeous-grey, rather lighter 



* Composed of xP VIJ °i Kav ^°s< golden shaft. 



