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these large Yellow-throats, and that a dull as well as a bright 

 form is to be found on both New Providence and Abaco. To 

 my mind there is little doubt that my dull specimens from 

 Abaco are birds in their first year and are not distinct 

 from G. tanneri. If, however, G. maynardi and G. rostrata 

 prove to be two good species, then the dull Abaco bird 

 must be specifically distinct from G. tanneri, but could 

 hardly be considered distinct from G. rostrata. A large 

 series of specimens, carefully collected and studied on the 

 spot, will be the only means of deciding the question, and 

 meanwhile it will be best to regard the dull birds as young 

 specimens. 



22. Setophaga ruticilla (Linn.). 



Setophaga ruticilla (Linn.) ; Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. p. 75 

 (1890) ; id. Cut. W. I. Bds. p. 120 (1892) j Bonhote, Ibis, 

 1899, p. 511. 



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

 April, 1902. 

 $ . Nassau, New Providence, 19th April. 

 A regular migrant, occurring in spring and autumn; 

 solitary stragglers may occasionally be found during the 

 winter. 



23. Cosreba bahamensis (Reich.). 



Certhiola bahamensis Reich. Handb. i. p. 253 (1853) ; 

 Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. p. 76 (1890). 



Ccereba bahamensis (Reich.) ; Cory, Cat. W. Ind. Bds. 

 p. 116 (1892); Bonhote, Ibis, 1899, p. 511; Bangs, Auk, 

 xvii. p. 293 (1900). 



2 <$ . Nassau, New Providence, 21st Feb. and 3rd March. 

 ?. „ „ 12th December, 1901. 



juv. „ „ 28th April, 1902. 



<$ . Grassy Creek, Andros, 15th January. 



S ? . Little Abaco, 26th March. 



A very abundant resident throughout the islands. The 

 breeding-season commences about the end of March, the 

 nest being a domed structure placed at a moderate height 

 from the ground in the thick bush. 



