New Species of Birds from St. Vincent. 149 



dorsal and rump spots are wanting, and the crissum is im- 

 maculate ; the sides are dull rufous, the under plumage is 

 tinged with rufous, and marked with faint, narrow, dusky bars. 

 This specimen was killed February, 1878. 



Types in National Museum, Washington. 



Remarks. In its white under-plumage, this species some- 

 what resembles T. mesoleucus, Scl. from St. Lucia; but it is 

 bright rufous above, instead of earthy-brown, and the flanks 

 are light ferruginous instead of fulvous ; it is also of larger di- 

 mensions. The transverse markings on the back, and the 

 round black spots on the crissum, are strong characteristics. 



Mr. Ober states that it is common, and is known as the 

 House Wren and Wall Bird, breeding in holes in houses and 

 trees. He says : "The sweet warble of this lively little bird 

 maybe heard morning, noon, and night, about the houses and 

 sugar mills, as well as far up the mountain-sides and valleys." 



4- Certhiola atrata. 



Male. The entire plumage is black ; on the head and throat it is of a deep- 

 er cplor; the breast, upper part of abdomeu, and rump, on a side view, show 

 a just perceptible tinge of greenish olive ; bill and feet black. 



Length (fresh), 4£ in.; wing, 2f ; tail, If; tarsus, J. 



The female differs only in being smaller. 



Lengtn (fresh), 4 in.; wing, 2£; tail, If; tarsus, f. 



Types in National Museum, Washington. 



Remarks. ' This is certainly a remarkable departure from 

 the regular pattern of coloration, which prevails so uniformly 

 in this genus. Had there been only a single example, I should 

 have considered it as probably -a case of abnormal coloring; but 

 it seems to be the representative form of the genus in this 

 island. Mr. Ober says it is very abundant, and "-seems to 

 have almost entirely replaced the black and yellow one of 

 Dominica, etc. 1 ' He has sent four specimens, two of each sex. 

 But what is surprising is, that there is likewise found in St. 

 'Vincent a species of the usual style of coloration, of which he 

 sends but two specimens, stating that it is not abundant. This 

 1 have described as a new species also, 



