BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



Subfamily, EUPHONIN^. 



Genus: EUPHONIA. Desm. 

 EUPHONIA: DESM A RES T, HIST. AAT. DES. TANGARAS, ETC, 19 (1S05). 



EUPHONIA MUSICA. Gm. 



LiOrganiste de S. Dominge. " Buff., PL Enl. 809, Fig. 1." 

 Pipra musica. Gm., Syst. Nat., I. 1004 (1788). 

 Tanagra musica. " VieilL, Enc. Meth., p. 787." 



Ettphonia musica. Gray, Gen., p. 367. — Bonap., Consp., p. 232 

 (1850). — Sclater, P. Z. S., 1856, p. 271. — Salle (Sclater), P. Z. S„ 

 1857, p. 231. — Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., XI. 

 p. 92 (1866). — Cory, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VI. p. 152 (188 1). 



Euphone musica. Lembeye, Aves de Cuba, p. 42 (1850). 



Sp. Char., Male. — Crown, light blue, the color extending upon 

 the nape, and slightly upon the sides of the neck ; forehead, 

 underparts, and rump, brownish orange ; throat, cheeks, back 

 and tail, bluish black, showing purple reflections ; the purple 

 very prominent on the back ; a line of purplish black separating 

 the blue and orange of the head and forehead ; primaries, dark 

 brown, becoming pale on the edges of the inner webs; bill and 

 feet, black. 



Sp. Char., Female. — Underparts, yellowish green, becoming 

 yellowish on the throat; cheeks and line above the forehead, dull 

 black ; head and nape extending upon the sides of the neck, light 

 blue ; forehead, orange brown ; back, rump, and wing coverts, 



