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BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



Subfamily, SETOPHAGIN^E. 

 Genus: SETOPHAGA. Swain. 

 SETOPHAGA: SWAINSON, ZOOL. JOURN., III. p. 360, 1827. 



SETOPHAGA RUTICILLA. (Linn.) 



Muscicapa ruticilla. Linn., Syst. Nat, I. p. 326 (1 766).— Wils., Am. 

 Orn., I. p. 103 (1808).— And, Bcls. Am., I. p. 240, pi. 68. 



Setophaga ruticilla. Sw., "Phil. Mag., new ser., I. p. 368."— Coues, 

 Key, p. no (1872). — Coues, Bcls. N. W., p. 81 (1874). — Bd., 

 Bur. and Ridgw., Hist. N. A. Bcls., I. p. 322 (1874). — Godman 

 and Salvin, Biol. Centr. Araer. Zool. Aves, Pt. IX. p. 1 78 

 ( 1 881). —.Cory, Bcls. Bahama I., p. 75 (1880). — Cory, Bull. Nutt. 

 Orn. Club, VI. p. 151 (1881). 



Sylvania ruticilla. "Nutt., Man., I. p. 291 (1832)." 



Motacilla flavicauda. " Gm., Syst. Nat, I. 997, 17S8 (?)." 



Winter Plumage, Male. — Upper parts and throat, black; belly, 

 white, slightly tinged with orange; wings, black, with a broad band 

 of orange; basal half of the tail-feathers, except the middle ones, 

 and a patch on each side of the breast, orange red. 



Winter Plumage, Female. — Black, replaced by olive green; an 

 ashy appearance upon the head; the orange red replaced by pale 

 yellow. 



Length 5.20; wing 2.45; tail 2.38; tarsus .70; bill .18. 

 The Redstart is a common winter visitant. 



