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Fam. HIRUNDINnXE. 



11. Hirundo horreorum, Barton. 



Fam. CCEREBIDJE. 



12. Certhiola dominicaua, Taylor. 

 "'Sucrier.' 



"Length, 5 in.; alar extent, 8; wing, 2 J. 



" Xot so abundant as in Dominica, ^ here indeed it is more numerous 

 than in any other island. It seems to me that the adult males here are 

 brighter than any I have found elsewhere." 



When I examined the collections from Antigua and Barbuda, and de- 

 termined the species of Certhiola from these islands to be C. dominicana, 

 I quite forgot Prof. Bawd's species C. frontalis (X. A. Birds, vol. i, p. 

 428) from Antigua. Upon a comparison of it now with a large series 

 of C. dominicana from Dominica, I find some females precisely like the 

 type of C. frontalis. There are specimens of both sexes having their 

 fronts more or less white : it is probably a mark of immaturity. Prof. 

 Band's name of frontalis must therefore become a synonym of domini- 

 cana. 



Fam. TAXAGRHXE. 



13. Euphonia flavifrons (Sparm.). 

 "'La petite Perrouche verte.'" 



The subjoined description of the male was given to Mr. Ober when in 

 Guadeloupe by Monsieur Colardeau. 

 "Length, 5 inches ; extent, 8 inches. 



"Bill. Short, thick, strong ; black above, whitish-blue below ; broad, 

 almost, triangular, slightly hooked at the end of upper mandible. 

 " Nostrils. Large, deep seated. 



" Head. A beautiful bright yellow spot in front over the nostrils ; 

 from this yellow spot, which extends no higher than the eyes, the whole 

 head is of a pretty shade of blue; this coloring extends to the back of 

 the neck, where it curves somewhat towards the throat but not around 

 the neck ; the cheeks are bluish olive-green, more yellowish under the 

 throat. 



"Back. A uniform bright olive-green, becoming more yellow on the 

 rump. 



" Wings. Dusky black, tinged with olive along the outer vanes of 

 quills ; wing-coverts olive, streaked with black. 



"Belly. Bright yellowish-olive; lighter near vent. 



" Tail. Twelve feathers ; dusky black tinged with dark olive ; short, 

 having two- thirds concealed above and below by feathers of rump and 

 vent. 



"Eyes. Black. 



" Legs. Short, strong, dirty bluish color. 



" Claws. m Same color ; back claw the strongest. 



