BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
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MARGAROPS FUSCATUS. ( Vieil .) 
Paw-paw Thrush. 
Local Name. — Paw-paw Bird. 
Adult Male. — Above, brown, the feathers slightly edged with 
ash ; throat and breast, brown ; feathers heavily edged with white, 
giving a mottled appearance, which shows faintly on the belly and 
almost disappears at the vent ; primaries, brown, pale-edged ; upper 
tail-coverts tipped with white ; tail, brown, tipped with white ; bill, 
yellowish, with an olive tinge ; upper mandible shading into brown 
at the base ; legs, pale olive ; iris, pale yellow. 
Length 10.25, wing 5.20, tail 4.50, tarsus, 1.40, bill .76. 
This interesting species inhabits Inagua, but, as far as I was 
able to observe, it is not found on any of the other islands. All 
attempts to discover its nest were unsuccessful, and as it was not 
at all common, I am unable to state anything, from personal 
observation, regarding its habits. The natives at Northwest Point 
seemed to be well acquainted with it, and told me that the Paw-paw 
Bird was not uncommon in the interior of the island, and that its 
nest is built in hollow trees. 
