I I 2 



BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



forehead and sides of the head, gray; a patch of bright crimson 

 red extending from the forehead to the nape, covering nearly the 

 entire top of the head; rump, crimson red; back alternately banded 

 w ith black and yellowish green ; upper surface of wings having 

 the same appearance of the back, except that they are alternately 

 banded with black and yellow; upper surface of tail, dark brown.; 

 bill and feet, dark slate color. 



.S}6. Char., Female. — Top of head, black; the nape showing 

 bright crimson red, which encroaches slightly upon the black of 

 the head ; rest as in the male. 



Length 9; wing 4.60; tail 3.60; tarsus .90; bill 1.20. 



This species is very abundant among the mountains. It 

 nests in a hole in the trunk of a tree. The eggs are usually three 

 in number and are pure white. A nest found May 1 3 contained 

 three eggs which measure 1 X jW inch. 



No. 



Date. 



S3X. 



M11, 



Locality. 



Length. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Tarsus 



4040 



Dec. 5, 1882. 



i 



C. B.C. 



\ Puerto Plata, ] 

 j San Domingo. J 



i 9- 



4.60 



3.60 



.90 



4042 



Dec. 8, 1882. 



> 



C. B. C. 



( Puerto Plata, ] 

 { San Domingo. \ 



t 8.80 



4.40 



3.60 



.88 



1 1 62 



March 9, 1881. 



a 



C. B. C. 



\ Le Coup, ] 

 { Haiti. j 



\ 9 - 



4.60 



3.60 



.90 



1128 



Feb. 17, 1881. 



? 



C. B. C. 



j Le Coup, | 

 I Haiti. \ 



\ 8-75 



4.70 



3-75 



.90 



1 127 



Feb. 18, 1 88 1. 



3 



C. B. C. 



j Le Coup, 

 \ Haiti. 



J 8.80 



4.40 



3.60 



.90 



