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PASSERES. TURDID^E. 



In the Ornithology of M. Ramon de la Sagra's 

 Cuba, this species is figured, under the name of 

 Bijirita, which, however, appears to be common to 

 the Warblers. "Though migratory, it seems to 

 breed occasionally in the Antilles, for M. de la 

 Sagra has killed in Cuba, young ones, which were 

 doubtless hatched in the island." 



OLIVE WARBLER.* 

 Sylvicola pannosa. MIHI. 



THE bird described below, a sombre exception 

 to a particularly brilliant family, I cannot refer to 

 any species with which I am familiar ; it may, how- 

 ever, be the female of a recorded species. I regret 

 that I did not ascertain the sex of the individual 

 described, the only one that ever fell into my 

 hands. Nor can I give any information concerning 

 it, but that it was shot by Sam, at Basin-spring, on 

 the 8th of October, hopping about low bushes. 



* Length 5 inches, expanse 7, flexure 2^, tail 1^, (nearly), rictus 

 ^5, tarsus ^y, middle toe -$. Irides dark brown ; feet dark horn ; beak 

 black. Upper parts dull olive ; wing-quills blackish with olive edges ; 

 the second, third, fourth, and fifth, have a white spot at the base of the 

 outer web, forming a short band. Tail greyish-black. Cheeks blackish- 

 ash. Upper parts yellowish-white, tinged on the breast and sides with 

 dingy olive. 



