on the Birds of San Domingo. 323 



11. Spindalis multicolor. 

 (Cory, op. cit. p. 54.) 



Another bird peculiar to the island, although, like certain 

 otlier species, it somewhat resembles its Jamaican and 

 Cuban relatives. The only one I obsei'ved was a female 

 (length 6^ inches), which I shot on Feb. 25 in the forest to 

 the north of Sanchez. 



Its stomach was full of soft dark purple seeds. The juice 

 of these seeds stained the mucous membrane of the stomach 

 and intestines almost black, and oozed from the vent and 

 mouth. The food of these rare birds is evidently very soft, 

 as there was no proper gizzard, only the soft thin stomach- 

 wall. 



12. Ph(enicophilus palmarum. 

 (Cory, op. cit. p. 56.) 



Peculiar to the island. I found this bird common both 

 at Sanchez and La Vega. They are rather skulking in their 

 habits. Sometimes the woods resound with their squeakings, 

 and yet not one can be seen. In July a boy at Sanchez 

 brought me five specimens, which unfortunately I had no 

 time then to skin. One of these had the streak over the eye 

 bright yellow instead of white, but otherwise the markings 

 were normal. This I think now must have been a young 

 bird, for on looking over those in the British Museum col- 

 lection I find that one of them, an immature specimen, has 

 the two spots on the forehead tinged with yellow and some 

 yellow feathers on the throat. 



Of other specimens obtained, a male shot on Feb. 19 at 

 Sanchez had testes the size of peas, and a female shot on 

 Feb. 10 measured 7^ inches. 



— 13. Calyptophilus frugivorus. 



(Cory, op. cit. p. 59.) 



Peculiar to the island and rare, according to Cory. I met 

 with it only once, on April 19, when I shot a male (length 

 8 inches, stretch 10^) while pushing my way through some 

 thick undergrowth in the forest near La Vega. 



