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BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



acters. In C. pavua the general color is a darker shade of green. 

 The under surface of the wing is yellow near the red of the carpus, 

 and the entire under surface of quills shows a yellowish tinge. The 

 bird is somewhat larger and the bill is heavier than in C. chloropterus. 

 C. pavua has the forehead the same color as the back, while the 

 forehead of C. chloropterus shows a yellowish tinge. 



The following measurements show the comparative difference 

 in the size of the two species : — 



Width of Width of 

 Sex. Length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Up. Mand. Low. Mand. 



C. pavua $ 13.05 6.95 6. .58 .60 .75 



C. chloropterus ... $ 12.25 6.75 6. .52 .50 .60 



These beautiful birds are not uncommon in some portions of 

 the island. They are gregarious, and frequent the wooded hills of 

 the interior during the winter months. In summer they become 

 much more abundant near the coast. 



No. 



Date. 





Sex. 



Mus. 



Locality. 





Length. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Tarsus. 



3864 



April 



7> 



1883. 



2 



C. B. C. 



Samana, 

 San Domingo. 



1 





7- 



6. 



•5° 



3343 



Mar. 





1S83. 



? 



C. B. C. 



' Samana, 

 I San Domingo. 



} 



12.50 



6.50 



6. 



•5° 



333 1 



April 



h 



1883. 



s 



C. B. C. 



\ Samana, 

 [ San Domingo. 



} 



12.50 



6.50 



6. 



•50 



3862 



April 



9» 



1883. 



s 



C. B. C. 



Samana, 

 San Domingo. 



X 

 J 



11.50 



6.50 



5-75 



.48 



3340 



April 



7> 



1883. 



? 



C. B. C. 



Samana, 

 San Domingo. 



I 



J 



11.50 



6.50 



5-75 



•5° 



3733 



Sept. 



3> 



18S3. 



$ 



C. B.C. • 



Samana, 

 San Domingo. 



} 



12.25 



6-75 



6. 



•52 



