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of the hind neck are light olive-green, orange at base, and terminating 

 conspicuously with black; back, rump, and smaller wing-coverts of a 

 brownish-rufous or bay color, the feathers narrowly edged with black; the 

 tail-feathers are varied with dark green and blue, with their bases bright 

 orange and their ends dirty pale orange; the terminal half of the pri- 

 maries is black, the basal portion orange-yellow; the speculum on the 

 secondaries is of a deep orange, succeeded by green and then dark blue 

 on the outer webs to their ends ; the inner webs are black ; the tertials 

 are olive-green, with the outer webs of a lighter blue; edge of the wing 

 orange ; the breast and sides are of a duller bay color than the back, and 

 the abdomen dull olive-green ; all the feathers edged with black ; the 

 under tail-coverts are dull orange, ending with green; the bill is horn- 

 white, the end of the upper mandible dusky, and the sides with just a 

 tinge of orange; feet dark ash. 



The female does not differ essentially in plumage from the male, except 

 that the sinciput is whiter and the throat of a clearer orange, possibly 

 due to difference of age. 



Each specimen is labelled — " Parrot. J. Kirkland, Esq., Langby Park, 

 Dec. 15, 1877." 



Fam. STRIGIDiE. 



30. Strix flammea var. nigrescens, Lawr. 



"Owl. 'Jumbie Bird. 7 



" Length, 9 , 12 in.; alar extent, 32 ; wing, 10. 



" There are two species, it is said ; but I have seen but this one, and 

 doubt whether there be another. Evidence from the natives should 

 never be accepted without proof. This species is a frequenter of cliffs. 

 I know nothing of its habits." 



Fam. FALCONIDiE. 



31. Pandion haliaetus (Linn.). 



" Not seen, but said to appear along the coast to the windward." 



32. Buteo pennsylvanicus (Wils.). 



u Everywhere abundant. Called the i Chicken Hawk 7 . Every speci- 

 men yet examined very light in color, except the last." 



33. Urubitinga anthracina (Nitzsch) ? 

 "'Black Hawk. ? 



"Length, J, juv., 21 in.; wing, 15; tail, 9; tarsus, 3J. Cumberland 

 Valley, Feb. 1, 1878. 



"An inhabitant of the mountains and higher valleys, feeding on crabs, 

 cray fishes, etc., and frequenting the mountain streams. This specimen 

 is evidently not in mature stage of plumage. They are very shy, little 

 seen, not molesting poultry. A young one of this species has been sent 

 to the London Zoological Gardens. 



