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BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



olive green ; tail, dull black, showing a tinge of green upon the 

 feathers ; primaries as in the male, except showing an almost 

 indistinct greenish edging upon the outer webs. 



Length 4.40; wing 2.60; tail 1.80; tarsus .50; bill .25. 



Immature Male. — Forehead, pale orange ; top of the head, 

 grayish blue ; back, olive green, blotched with dark blue ; rump, 

 brownish orange ; wings and tail, black, some of the tertiaries 

 and coverts edged with olive green ; underparts, olive green, 

 marked with brownish on the throat ; dark orange, shaded with 

 greenish, on the belly and crissum ; bill and feet, black. 



This pretty little species seems to be rare even in San 

 Domingo. Generally found in pairs, they frequent the highest 

 branches of large trees. The period of incubation probably occurs 

 in January, as young birds were taken in March and April. The 

 food consists of insects, berries, and small seeds. 



The following measurements are from a series of specimens 

 in my collection: — 



No. 



Date. 





Sex. 



Mus. 





Locality. 



Length. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Tarsus 



3377 



Aug. 



M. 



1883. 





C. B. C. 



J 

 1 



La Vega, 

 San Domingo. 



4.10 



2.50 



1.50 



.60 



3376 



Aug. 



I 5> 



1883. 



2 



C. B. C. 



{ 



La Vega, 

 San Domingo. 



• 4.09 



2.48 



I.48 



.60 



338o 



Aug. 



6, 



1883. 



$ 



C.B. C. 



f 

 1 



La Vega, 

 San Domingo. 



4.10 



2.50 



1.50 



.60 



3382 



Aug. 



12, 



1883. 



S 



C. B. C. 



f 



X 



La Vega, 

 San Domingo. 



• 4.09 



2.48 



1.48 



.60 



3383 



Sept. 



7. 



1883. 



1 



C. B. C. 



i 



Samana, 

 San Domingo. 



• 4.12 



2.50 



I -5 2 



.60 



338i 



Aug. 



6, 



1883. 



i 



C. B. C. 



1 



La Vega, 

 San Domingo. 



I 4-°5 



2-45 



1.50 



.62 



