185 



Colledor^s notes. 



First seen April 1. Daring the winter, the bird was not seen on the 

 middle or northern portions of the island, but is supposed to remain in 

 the warmer canons, whence it becomes generally distributed during 

 March. A male, closely observed during the act of singing, was seen 

 to display the red of the crown to its full extent; this conspicuous orna- 

 ment being concealed again as soon as the notes closed. 



Fam. TROGLODYTID^. 

 2. SALPINCTES OBSOLBTUS GUADELOUPENSIS, nobis. 



Ch. — Adult: — Above dull grayish-brown, indistinctly speckled with 

 dusky, and becoming light cinnamon-rufous on the rump ; wings and 

 tail indistinctly barred with dusky; tail-feathers, except the middle 

 l)air, broadly tipped with pale cinnamon, tbis preceded by a less regular 

 and more broken black bar ; the cinnamon frequently finely mottled 

 with dusky. Chin, throat, and jugulum dull wUite, the jugulum dis- 

 tinctly streaked with dusky; rest of lower parts nearly plain dirty 

 white, becoming light pinkish-cinnamon on the sides ; crissum heavily 

 barred with black. Male, wing, 2.60-2.75 ; tail, 2.20-2.30 ; bill, 0.5S-0.G0; 

 tarsus, 0.80-0.90; middle toe, 0.50-0.55. Female, wing, 2.50-2.60; tail, 

 2.00-2.20; bill, 0.55-0.60; tarsus, 0.80-0.90; middle toe, 0.50-0.55. 



RemarJis. — The upper tail-coverts are strongly barred transversely. 

 There is a tolerably well-defined light superciliary strii)e. In No. 70049, 

 there is a deep reddish-brown suffusion across the breast, apparently an 

 accidental stain from contact with ferruginous earth. The differences 

 exhibited in these insular specimens from the continental series are quite 

 slight, but they are so constant as to demand recognition. As to colors, 

 there is no difference beyond slightly darker shades throughout ; the 

 lower parts being soft jjinkish cream-color instead of creamy-white, the 

 other portions of a darker shade to correspond. The differences in pro- 

 portions are more decided, as may be seen from the following figures: — 



S. GUADELOUPENSIS. 



Mus. No. 



Origiual 

 I^Jo. 



Sex and 

 age. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Bill.* 



Tarsus. 



Middle toe. 



■ 70043 



13 



d ad. 



2.75 



2.30 



0.60 



0.90 



0.55 



-004-1 



13 



d ad. 



2.70 



2.20 



0.60 



0.80 



0.55 



70045 



13 



d ad. 



2.60 



2.30 



0.58 



0.85 



0.50 



70046 





? ad. 



2.55 



2. 15 



0.60 



0.85 



0. 50 



70047 



14 



$ ad. 



2.60 



2.00 



0.55 



0.80 



0.50 



70048 



14 



5 ad. 



2.60 



2.15 



0.60 



0.85 



0.52 



70049 



14 



? ad. 



2.55 



2.15 



0.58 



0.90 



0.50 



70050 



14 



— ad. 



2.60 



2 25 



0.60 



0.90 



0.50 



70051 



28 



9 ad. 



2.60 



2.20 



0.55 



0.85 



0.55 



70052 



38 



$ ad. 



2.50 



2.00 



0.55 



0.85 



0.50 



S. OBSOLETUS. 



6 

 'A 



« 



s 



6 

 "A 



% 

















o 





Locality. 



Date. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Bill.* 



Tarsus. 



i 



17 





d ad. 



Nevada 



Mar. 25, 



2.90 



2.40 



0.50 



0.90 



0.55 





17a 



d ad. 





June 22, 



2.90 



2.40 



0.50 



0.85 



0. 5S 









Fiom nostril. 



No. 2- 



