BLUE-BLACK GRASSQUIT 



FIG. 95. Tiaris olivacea pusilla 

 (Nat. Size) 



Young. Duller than female in coloration, 

 lacking the yellow markings, the throat in the 

 young male dull whitish. 



Common in grass and thickets; sometimes 

 seen in flocks. Usual call a sharp tzzp. 



8. Volatinia jacarini splendens (Vieillot) 

 Blue-black Grassquit 



Male. Length, 100 mm. (3.95 in.); tail, 

 41 mm. (1.60 in.). Glossy blue black with a 



FIG. 96. Volatinia jacarini splendens 



(Nat. Size) 



concealed white patch above and in front of 

 junction of wing and body. 



Female. About the same size as male. Olive 

 brownish above ; brownish buff y below, the chest 

 streaked with dusky. 



Young. Very similar to adult female but with 

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