SPECIES DESCRIBED SINCE l88o. 
SPINDALIS ZENA TOWNSEND!. Ridgw. 
Townsend’s Bahama Finch. 
Spindalis zena iownsendi. Ridgw., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., X., 
p. 3 (1887); Cory, Birds of the West Indies, p. 289 (1889). * 
Sp. Char. — Described as being similar to S. zena, but with the 
back either entirely olive or much mixed with this color, instead 
of being uniform black. A somewhat doubtful form. Specimens 
from New Providence often have the back showing olive. 
Habitat. Abaco Island. 
ICTERUS NORTHROP I. Allen. 
Northrop’s Oriole. 
Icterus northropi. Allen, Auk, p. 343 (1890). 
Adult Male. — Whole anterior half of the body, as far as the 
middle of the breast below, and including the interscapulium above, 
together with the wings (except the lesser and median coverts) and 
tail, deep black; rest of the body, the thighs, lesser and median 
wing-coverts, edge of the wings, lower wing-coverts and axillars, 
rich lemon yellow ; great wing-coverts and primaries very narrowly 
edged, and the outer tail-feathers very narrowly tipped with white ; 
bill and feet black ; lower mandible, with the basal third, bluish. 
In one specimen the longest two lower tail-coverts are mixed 
yellow and black. In the other specimens they are all wholly 
yellow. 
