BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



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PHONIPARA OLIVACEA. {Gin.) 



Emberiza olivacea. Gmelin., Syst. Nat., I. p. 309 (17SS). 



Spermophila olivacea. Gosse, Bds. Jam., p. 249 (1847). 



Phonipara olivacea. Scl., P. Z. S., 1855, p. 159. — Salle, P. Z. S., 



1857, p. 232. — Scl., Cat. Am. Bds., p. 107 (1862). — Cory, 



Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VI. p. 152 (1881). 

 Fringilla {Phonipara) olivacea. Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 



XI. p. 93 (1866). 



Etwthia lepida. Gund., Anal, de la Soc. Esp. de Hist. Nat, Tomo 

 VII. p. 204 (1878). 



Sp. Char., Male. — Above, dull olive; a superciliary stripe, and 

 a patch on the chin, and upper throat orange yellow, rest of throat 

 black ; a narrow line of black bordering the yellow of the throat, 

 reaching to front of eye ; lower eyelid, dull yellow ; underparts, 

 olivaceous gray ; carpus, dull yellow ; bill and feet, dark brown. 



Sp. Char., Female. — Lacking the black of head and throat in 

 the male ; the yellow is much less conspicuous and paler ; belly, 

 dull gray ; the olive of the back, duller than in the male. 



Length 4; wing 2; tail 1.50; tarsus .50; bill .30. 



Although not as abundant as the preceding species, the Finch 



is common in some localities. About Le Coup we saw it every 



day, and procured many specimens. The note is a clear trill, 



which is very pleasing. Its habits and food seem identical with 



P. zena. A nest of the species, taken Aug. 15, contained two 



eggs which were quite fresh. They are dull white, heavily blotched 

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