BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



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back; the middle and larger coverts are brownish black, ending with 

 white, forming two bars across the wings ; the quill-feathers are 

 dark brown, the third and fourth primaries are narrowly edged with 

 grayish white, the inner quills just perceptibly edged with light 

 rufous ; under lining of wings, very pale yellow ; throat, grayish 

 white; breast, abdomen, and under tail coverts, pale whitish fulvous; 

 thighs, light brown ; upper mandible, brown, the under, whitish horn 

 color, dusky on the sides ; tarsi and toes, brownish black. 



"The first primary is abnormally short, measuring but i T 5 g 

 inches, third quill longest ; tail emarginate. 



" Length 4f inches ; wing 2 T 3 g ; tail 2; bill f; tarsus 



" Hab. St. Domingo ; obtained by Prof. W. M. Gabb." (Lawr., 

 Orig. Descr.) 



Mr. Lawrence remarks : " This appears to be the smallest of 

 the genus yet described. The coloring of the upper plumage is 

 most like that of E. hammondi ; but it differs in having the breast 

 devoid of ashy coloring, and the abdomen, and especially the under 

 tail coverts, having a decided fulvous tinge; it wants the white 

 margins on the smaller quills, so conspicuous in most of its allies." 



The type of the present species has remained unique up to 

 the present time, and it is owing to the courtesy of Mr. Robert 

 Ridgway, who kindly placed it at my disposal, that I have been 

 able to figure it with heads of others of its family. 



No. Date. 

 95541 



Sex. Mus. Locality. Length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Bill. 



^nstitmion" ^ail DomingO. 4.30 2.12 2 .70 .37 



