BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 659 
Adult female—Above metallic bronze-green or greenish bronze, 
including middle rectrices; other rectrices purplish black, the two or 
three outer pairs rather broadly tipped with light brownish gray and 
with basal portion rather dull metallic greenish or bronzy, the one 
next to middle pair with greenish or bronzy basal area more extended; 
remiges dusky, faintly glossed with violaceous; under parts sooty 
gray, slightly deeper laterally and posteriorly, paler on chin and 
throat; bill, etc., as in adult male; length (skins), 71-91 (78); wing, 
44-49 (46.3); tail, 26-31 (28.6); exposed culmen, 9-12 (10.6).¢ 
Immature male.—Similar to the adult male, but without any crest, 
the pileum being rather dull metallic green, with feathers dusky 
basally. 
@ Thirty-five specimens. 
Locality. wing. | Tail. | posed 
culmen. 
MALES, 
One adult male from Porto Rico............2-..-00- see e eee eee eee eee eee eeee 47 27.5 8.5 
Nine adult males from St. Thomas............2--2- 222-2202 - cece eee eee cece e eee 48.4 28.2 9.2 
Two adult males from Anegada..........-.-. 0.22 cece cece cee cece cece eee eeeeees 47.5 26 9.2 
Seven adult males from Antigua... 48.1 27.4 8.6 
Two adult males from Barbuda... 47.5 27.5 9 
One adult male from Sombrero. .. woe] 47 29.5 8 
Ten adult males from Santa Lucia......-.....2..2 222.222 cece cece eee eee eee 49 28.9 8.6 
Three adult males from Martinique......-.-.-.-202-. 2-00 eee eee eee ee cee eee eee 47.8 28.5 8.8 
Ten adult males from Dominica............--.-.0 00. e eee eee eee eee eee eee reeeeee 48.1 28.2 8.9 
Four adult males from Virgin Gorda.......-.....-.-22- 002s cece eee eee eee ee scenes 47.5 28 8.6 
Seven adult males from Guadeloupe. 48 28.9 8.8 
Two adult males from Saba............---------2-- 48 28.7 8.7 
Four adult males from St. Eustatius............... 48.5 | 28.7 8.9 
One adult male from Marie Galante............. 2-02. .0 20sec eee c eee eee eee eens 46.5 28 8.5 
One adult male from Desirade..........2-.22220 02 2c cece eee eee cece eee eeeceeenes 47.5 28 8 
Eight adult males from St. Christopher. ...-.. 22.20.2202 -02 ee eeee eee ee eee eeen ees 48.6 28, 2 8.5 
FEMALES. 
Three adult females from St. Thomas 
One adult female from Anegada 46 26 12 
One adult female from Antigua....-......... 02.22 cece cece eee cece e cence eee eee 45 29 10 
Two adult females from Barbuda.........2..2 0.22.2. c cece cece cee cece eee eens 44.7 30.5 10.7 
Ten adult females from Santa Lucia. 
Four adult females from Martinique... 
Two adult females from Dominica a... 
47.7 29.4 11.2 
46.5 28.5 10.7 
One adult female from Virgin Gorda. 47 28.5 11 
Six adult females from Guadeloupe............222-.2 2... cece cece cece cece eee eeee 47 28.6 11.5 
Orie adult female from Saba......... ce .e eee c eee eee ee ee cent eee ee cece ee teeeeeces 45 28 10.5 
One adult female from Marie Galante...........22.2 0... c cece eee eee cee eee eee nee 47.5 29 10 
One adult female from Desirade....... 45.5 28 12 
One adult female from St. Christopher... oe 45 29.5 il 
One adult female from St. Bartholomew...........--.2-2---22eeeee eee eee ee eeeee 46 71 a 
Occasional specimens from Martinique and Santa Lucia have the tip of the crest 
nearly as blue as examples from St. Vincent (0. e. ornatus), and those from Dominica 
have the tip of the crest more often tinged with blue than those from more northern 
islands. 
