BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



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XI. p. 96 (1866). — Bd., Bwr. and Ridgw., N. Am. Bds,, III. 



p. 363 (1S74). — Cory, Bcls. Bahama I., p. 137 (1S80). — 



Cory, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, VI. p. 154 (1S81). — Coues, Key 



N. Am. Bds., p. 565 (1884). 

 Patagicenas leucocephalus. Reich., Syst. Av., XXV. (185 1). — Bp., 



Consp., II. p. 54 (1S54). — " Gundl., Cab. Journ., 1856, p. 107." 

 Patagicenas leucocephala. Gundl., Anal. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat., Tomo 



VII. p. 345 (1S78). 



Sp. C/iar., Male. — Above, grayish blue, showing slight re- 

 flections ; crown, pure white, bordered at the nape by a band of 

 dark purple, and below it a cape extending upon each side of the 

 neck of metallic green, showing blue in some lights, the feathers 

 bordered with black ; quills, dark brown, becoming lighter upon the 

 secondaries; underparts, grayish blue; crissum, plumbeous; tail, very 

 dark brown. 



The female resembles the male, but is somewhat paler. 

 Length 12.50; wing 7.25; tail 5.25; tarsus .80. 



A resident species, very abundant in the interior. The natives 

 claim that during the summer they are gregarious, and are found in 

 immense flocks in some localities. Incubation commences in May. 



No. Date Sex. Mus. 



3876 Jan. 3, 1883. $ C. B. C. 



41 18 Dec. 29, 1882. 9 C. B. C. 



3886 Dec. 21, 1882. 9 C. B. C. 



Puerto Plata, 

 San Domingo. 



Puerto Plata, 

 San Domingo. 



Puerto Plata, 

 San Domingo. 



Length. 



Wing. 



Tail. Tarsus. 



12.50 



7-25 



5.25 .80 



13- 



7-25 



5.25 .80 



12. 



8. 



5- -8 



