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pale chocolate, confluent at the larger end ; they measure in length .80 

 of an inch by .60 in breadth. 



The nest measures in outside diameter 3 J inches; depth of cavity 1} 

 inches. 



Fam. HIRUNDINIDiE. 



14. Progne dominicensis (Gm.). 

 " 4 Hirondelle. 7 Eesident. 



" The first seen was shot at Mountain Lake, 2,300 feet above sea-level, 

 March 23 ; later in the season I found a few on the Atlantic side, in 

 June, breeding in the cliffs at Batalie, on the Caribbean shore. 



" Length, 7| in. ; alar extent, 15 ; wing, 5|, 



Fam. CiEREBIDiE. 



15. Certhiola dominicana, Taylor. — Local name, " Sucrier St. Marie. 



" I procured a series of these, that you might be able to determine 

 better the local differences. 



" Everywhere abundant in lowland and mountain valleys ; breeds in 

 old plantations from March through to the rainy season. I send nests 

 and eggs. 



u Length, 4§ in. ; alar extent, 7 J ; wing, 2J. 



" I put in a few nests of these birds to illustrate the domed struc- 

 ture — a character that prevails among the smaller birds — grass-birds, 

 Sparrow and Sucrier." 



There are two nests, globular in form, one containing three eggs, ob- 

 tained at St. Marie, April 20,1877 ; the other with four eggs, in Shawford 

 Valley, in April. For the size of the bird, the nest seems a bulky struc- 

 ture, but is elaborately made ; the inside is of fine grasses ; the outside of 

 fine wiry stems of some plant, and the thin flag-like leaves spoken of in 

 describing the nest of Be ndrceca petechia ; it has an outside diameter of 

 5 inches, the depth of the cavity 3 inches, across the opening 1^ 

 inches. The entrance is on the side. The eggs are dull white, some 

 closely spotted with pale reddish-brown j others less so ; some with the 

 spots confluent at the larger end ; others having them distinct. They 

 measure .68 of an inch in length by .53 in breadth. 



Fam. TANAGRIDiE. 



16. Euphonia flavifrons (Sparui.). 



u 'L'oiseau de St. Pierre.' Kare. 



" Feeds among the tops of trees in the high woods ; said to occur, 

 also, on the coast ; stomach full of small green seeds. 



" Length, 4| in. ; alar extent, 8 ; wing, 2| ; tail, 1§, 9." 



There is in the collection but one specimen, a female, which J suppose 

 to be this species. 1 wrote Mr. Ober to endeavor to get others, but he 

 was unable to do so. I have a male specimen from Porto Rico of E. 



