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BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



green ; tail, green ; crissum and under tail coverts, pale yellow ; a 

 line of dull white extending from the base of the mandible, sep- 

 arating the green of the head from the red of the throat ; upper 

 mandible, dark brown ; the tip of lower mandible, dull brown. 

 The sexes are similar. 



Length 4.35; wing 2.05; tail 1.60; tarsus .60; bill .70; width 

 of bill at middle .20. 



This peculiar little species is resident and very abundant. 

 They are very pugnacious in disposition, constantly fighting among 

 themselves. Sometimes two would meet in the air, lock their 

 bills together, and whirl round and round until they struck the 

 ground, when, after a short battle, one would fly away, the other 

 following in pursuit. When suddenly surprised it utters a peculiar 

 noise resembling the snort of a pig. A nest taken May 25 was 

 built in a hole in a bank and contained three eggs, which are 

 pure white and measure T yV X T c / D inch. 



No. 



Date. 





Sex. 





Ml 





39*9 



Dec. 





1882. 



3 



C 



B 



C 



3934 



March 



*7, 



1882. 



? 



C. 



B. 



c. 



3938 



Nov. 



18, 



1882. 



i 



c 



B. 



c 



394o 



Nov. 



24, 



1882. 



I 



c. 



B. 



c. 



3927 



Dec. 



8, 



1882. 



3 



c 



B 



c 



3933 



Nov. 



24, 



1882. 



V 



c. 



I: 



c 



1074 



I'd). 



'7- 



18S1. 



• 



c 



l: 



c 



Length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Bill. 



Puerto Plata, 1 

 San Domingo, j 



Puerto Plata, ) 

 San Domingo, j 

 Puerto Plata, \ 

 San Domingo, j 



Puerto Plata, ) 

 San Domingo, j 

 Portau Prince, \ 

 Haiti. I 



4-35 



2.05 



1.60 



.60 



4-35 



2.05 



1.60 



.60 



4.40 



2. 



1.60 



.6; 



4-3° 





1.60 



.60 



4-3° 





1.60 



.60 



4.40 





1.60 



.60 



4-3° 



2. 



1.60 



.60 



