9 6 



BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



a tinge of green when held in the light ; belly and under tail 

 coverts, bright red ; primaries and secondaries, dark slaty brown, 

 the outer webs barred with white ; wing coverts, green, narrowly 

 barred with white; under surface of tail, dark blue, the three outer 

 feathers having the outer webs and tips white, but showing a spot 

 of black on the outer web near the tip; the inner webs of the 

 two central tail-feathers, dull greenish, extending nearly to the tip, 

 where it is replaced by the blue of the outer web; bill, yellow; 

 feet, brownish, 



The sexes are similar. 



Length 11 ; wing 5.40; tail 640; tarsus .65; bill .65. 



This beautiful species is not very abundant, and seems to be 

 restricted to certain localities. In the mountains back of La Vega 

 it was quite common, and many specimens were taken in the 

 forests which abound in that locality. 



No. 



Date. 





Sex. 



Mus. 



Locality. 





Length. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Tarsus. 



Bill. 



3407 



Aug. 



9, 



1883. 



9 



C.B.C. j q La n Vega ' 



( ban Domingo. 



} 

 J 



1 1. 



5-40 



6.40 



•65 



•65 



3414 



Aug. 



9> 



1883. 





C. B. C. 



La Vega, 

 San Domingo. 



; 



11. 



5-5° 



6.25 



.65 



.70 



3412 



Aug. 



9> 



1.883. 



$ 



C. B. C. - 



La Vega, 

 San Domingo. 



I 





5-5° 



6.25 



•65 



.70 



3403 



Aug. 



12, 



1883. 



\ 



C. B. C. ■ 



La Vega , 

 San Domingo. 



l 

 j 



11.05 



5-45 



6.42 



•65 





3404 



Aug. 





1883. 



6 



C. B. C. 



La Vega, 

 San Domingo. 



} 



1 1. 10 



5-48 



6.38 



.66 





34o8 



Aug. 



12, 



1883. 



V 



C B C 1 La Ve ? a ' 



( San Domingo. 



} 



IO.95 



5-38 



6.30 



•65 





3405 



Aug. 



6, 



1883. 



5 



C. B. C. - 



La Vega, 

 San Domingo. 



} 





5-4° 



6.40 



•65 





3399 



Aug. 



12, 



1S83. 



S 



C. B. C. { Q La Ve ? a ' 



( ban Domingo. 



} 





5-45 



6-35 



•65 





