from the Northern Bahamas. 283 



Small Yellow-throat on New Providence. In a large series of 

 Yellow-throats from the Bahamas which I have measured, 

 the length of the wing varies in the male from 54 to 60 mm., 

 and in the female 51 to 54 mm. ; so that further investi- 

 gation is necessary hefore accepting Mr. Maynard's species, 

 which chiefly differs from G. trichas in its smaller size, 

 having a wing-measurement of 53-55 mm. 



20. Geothlypis rostrata Bryant. 



Geothlypis rostratus Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. xi. 

 p. 67 (1866) j Cory, Bds. Bahamas, 2nd ed. p. 73 (1890) ; 

 id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 119 (1892) ; Bonhote, Ibis, 1899, 

 p. 510; Bangs, Auk, xvii. p. 290 (1900). 



Geothlypis maynardi Bangs, Auk, xvii. p. 290 (1900). 



2 $ . Nassau, New Providence, 3rd March and 19th 

 April, 1902. 



This bird, which inhabits the low thick bush, is so shy 

 and retiring in its habits that it probably appears much 

 scarcer than it really is. It is not, however, by any means 

 abundant. 



One of my specimens (No. 1283) of the large Geothlypis 

 from Nassau is certainly brighter on the back thau the others, 

 and has yellowish behind the mask instead of ash-grey, 

 while the under parts are bright yellow throughout. The 

 measurements are : wing 63 mm., tail 64, tarsus 24, culmen 16. 

 I take this to be a typical example of G. maynardi Bangs. 



The following are the measurements of two other 

 specimens : — 



No. 728 Cull. J. L. B. 

 No. 1388 „ J. L. B. 



In these two specimens the back is duller, in the one 

 the yellow of the flanks is greyish, though hardly at all in 

 the other, and in the yellower one there is also a trace 

 of yellowish behind the eve. 



In other words, No. 1388 is G. rostrata as defined by 

 Mr. Bangs, while No. 728 has the size and colour of the back 

 of G. rostrata, with the head and under parts of G. maynardi. 



