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BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



Phonipara bicolor. Scl., Cat. Am. Bds., p. 106 (1862). — Bp., 

 Consp., p. 494 (1850). — A. & E. Newton, Ibis, 1859, pp. 147, 

 376. — Cory, Bds. Bahama I., p. 91 (1880). — Cory, Bull. Nutt. 

 On. Club, VI. p. 152 (188 1). 



Phonipara zcna. Bel, Bwr. & Ridgw., N. Am. Bds., II. p. 93 (1874). 



Euethia bicolor. Guncl., Anal, de la Soc. Esp. de Hist. Nat., Tomo 

 VII. p. 205 (1S7S). 



Sp. Char., Male. — General plumage, dull olive ; whole of breast 

 and throat, black ; a blackish tinge sometimes perceptible on the 

 forehead ; belly, dull gray, shading into olive on the flanks ; surface 

 of wings and tail, olive ; primaries, secondaries, and tail-feathers, 

 brown, showing olive on the outer webs ; some males only have a 

 small patch on the chin black, others have nearly the entire under 

 surface black, the extent of the color varying greatly, perhaps 

 according to the age of the bird. 



Sp. Char., Female. — Resembles the male, but lacking the black 

 of the throat, which is replaced by dull olivaceous gray. 



Length 4.10; wing 2.05; tail 1.60; tarsus .54; bill .40. 



A very abundant species, seeming to prefer the neighborhood 

 of towns and villages, and is generally the first bird to be seen on 

 landing at any of the seaports. The note is a short, sharp " chip," 

 uttered while perched or fluttering among the bushes. Its food 

 consists of insects, berries, and often fruit of various kinds. 



No. Date. Sex. Mus. Locality. Length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. 



3760 Sept. 4, 1883. $ C. 15. C. I c Sa " lana > 



J/ r f> o « 1 g an Doming* 



3762 Sept. 4, 1883. ? C. B. C. { Samana, 



( San Doming! 



1.60 



1.60 



•54 



•54 



