538 BULLETIN 50, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Bahama Islands. 



[Fringilla] znui LiNNiErs, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, i, 1758, 183, not of p. 181 (Bahama; 

 based on Passer hicolor bahamensis Catesby, Carolina, i, 37, pi. 37). — Latham, 

 Index Orn., i, 1790, 446. 



Fringilla zena Beyant, Proc. Boat. Soc. N. H., x, 1865, 254 (Bahamas). 



Phonipara zena Baied, Beewer, and Ridgway, Hist. N. Am. Birds, ii, 1874, 93, 

 part, pi. 29, figs. 15, 16 ("Key West," i. e., Miami, Florida; Bahamas).— 

 JIaynaed, Birds E. N. Am., 1881, 87, pi. 2 (Miami, Florida, 1 spec. Jan. 19, 

 1871).— Ridgway, Nom. N. Am. Birds, 1881, no. 253.— CouES, Check List, 

 2d ed., 1882, no. 297. 



l^.lhonipara] zena Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 392. 



[Gyrinorhynchiis'] zena Gray, Hand-list, ii, 1870, 107, no. 7618. 



\_Fringilla'] hicolor LinNjEus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, i, 1766, 324 ("America"; based 

 on Passer hicolor bahamensis Catesby, Carolina, i, 37, pi. 37). — Latham, 

 Index Orn., i, 1790, 456. 



\^PUonij}ara'\ hicolor Bonaparte, Consp. Av., i, July, 1850, 494. — Sclatee and 

 Salvis, Nom. Av. Neotr., 1873, 29, part.— Coues, Key, 1872, 150. 



Phonipara hicolor Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 1873, no. 201. — Coky, Birds Bahama 

 I., 1880, 91.— Shaepe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xii, 1888, 149, part (Bahamas). 



SpermophUa hicolor Bryant, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H., vii, 1859, 119 (New Provi- 

 dence, Bahamas). 



Euetheia hicolor Stejneger, Auk, ii, Jan., 1885, 48. — Coey, List Birds W. I., 1885, 

 12, part; Auk, iii, 1886, 209, part; viii, 1891, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298 (New 

 Providence, Berry Islands, Bimini Islands, Caicos Islands, Inagua, and Abaco, 

 Bahamas); viii, 1891,- 351 (Eleuthera and Inagua islands); ix, 1892, 48 

 (Maranagua and Watlings Island, Bahamas) ; Birds W. I., 1889, 96, part 

 (Bahamas); Cat. W. I. Birds, 1892, 113, 123, 150, part (Bahamas).— Ameei- 

 CAN Ornithologists' Union, Check List, 1886, no. 603 (excl. syn. ). 



Euethia hicolor Noetheop, Auk. viii, 1891, 71 (Andros I., Bahamas). — Ridgway, 

 Auk, viii, 1891, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339 (Abaco, New Providence, Eleu- 

 thera, San Salvador, AVatlings, Rum Cay, Green Cay, and Concepcion 

 islands, Bahamas). — Haetert, Ibis, 1893, 315, part (Bahamas). — Nehrling, 

 Our Native Birds, etc., ii, 1896, 227. 



[Euetheia'] hicolor Coey, List Birds W. I., 1885, 12. 

 ' E-luetlieia] hicolor Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 451. 



EUETHEIA BICOLOR OMISSA (Jardine). 

 CARIB GRASSaUIT. 



Similar to E. i. bicolm^ but smaller (especially wing and tail), and 

 color of upper parts decidedly more olivaceous or olive-greenish. 



Adult 7nale.— Length (skins), 92.71-111.00 (101.35); wing, 48.01- 

 ^3.34 (51.05); tail, 34.01-41.40 (38.86); exposed culmen, 8.64-10.41 

 (9.65); depth of bill at base, 6.86-7.87 (7.37); tarsus, 15.24-17.78 (16.26); 

 middle toe, 10.92-12.95 (12.19).^ 



Adidt female.— Length (skins), 88.39-118.28 (99.06); wing, 46.72- 

 51.56 (49.28); tail, 35.31-40.89 (36.83); exposed culmen, 8.64-10.16 



'Sixty-two specimens. 



