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Satjrothera bahamensis. 



Syn. Saurothera vetula, Bry. Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. 

 VII., p. 106. 



Diviensions. (Adult cf.) Length, .490. Length of wing, from 

 flexum, .162. Length of tail, .258 ; Bill, along ridge, .048, from gape 

 to tip of lower mandible, .055. Depth at base, .013 ; breadth at base, 

 .009. Sixth and seventh quills equal and longest. Outer tail feath- 

 ers .105 shorter than central ones. 



Color. Bill, pale brown, with the base and culmen dark. Head 

 above, hind neck, back, scapulars, and rump, ashy, with a slight vina- 

 ceous tinge, and a faint bronzy lustre on the scapulars, and with the 

 shafts and terminal bristles of the feathers of the forehead, black. 

 Wings, bronzed ash, with slight metallic reflections, and with the 

 base of the primaries, dull rufous, gradually shaded into the ashy of 

 the rest. Upper tail coverts, and tail above, bronzed ash, like the 

 wing, with a narrow terminal white and broader subterminal black bar 

 on all the tail feathers. Throat, fore neck, and breast, pale, slightly 

 vinaceous ash, darkest toward the abdomen, and on the sides, where 

 it is gradually shaded into the darker color of the upper parts. Ab- 

 domen, flanks, crissum, and tibite dull rufous, gradually shaded into 

 ashy from the crissum to the breast. Under surface of tail pale wood- 

 brown, with the white and black bars as above. Under surface of 

 wings pale, slightly bronzed brown, with the centre rufous, rather 

 abruptly shaded into brown toward the tip, and sides, and anteriorly 

 very gradually into the pale fawn of the inner coverts, which is light- 

 est toward the bend of the wing. Tarsi, toe, and claws, dark bluish 

 horn, the edges of the scales, whitish, and the soles of the feet dirty 

 flesh-color. 



Since writing the article on the Bahama birds, in which this was 

 given as S. vetula, I have had an opportunity of examining all the 

 described species, and find that the present species is very distinct. 



The following letters were read, which had been recently 

 received, namely : — 



From Edward Tuckerman, Amherst, Mass., May 8; Charles E. 

 Hamblin, WaterviUe, Me., June 20 ; and Baron Osten Sacken, New 

 York, June 24, in acknowledgment of their election as Corresponding 

 Members ; the Eoyal Dublin Society, April 2 ; and the K. Gesell- 

 schaft der Wissenschaften zu Gdttingen, May 7, acknowledging the 

 receipt of the Proceedings of the Society. 



Mr. Charles H. Hitchcock, of Amherst, was chosen a Cor- 

 responding Member, and Lieut. Samuel W. Powell, of the 

 Marine Corps, U- S, A., a Resident Member. 



