BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
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sides of the belly streaked with dark brown ; crissum, white ; legs, 
pale flesh-color. The female does not differ from the male. 
Length 5.80, wing 3.05, tail 2.30, tarsus .90, bill .58. 
The Golden-crowned Thrush is not uncommon throughout the 
islands during the winter months, seeming to prefer the thick under- 
growth to the more open portions of the country. Dr. Bryant found 
it common at Nassau in 1866. None remain later than April. Its 
food consists principally of insects. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. III. pi. 148. 
S El UR US NOVEBORACENSIS. ( Gm .) 
Water Thrush. 
Local Name. — Night Walker. 
Winter Plumage , Male. — Above, olive-brown, with a slight shade 
of green ; a superciliary line from the bill to the nape ; pale yellow, 
showing faint indications of brown; a band of pale brown passes 
through the eye from bill to nape; under parts, pale yellow; breast 
and sides heavily streaked, and throat finely spotted with dark 
brown ; wings and tail, olive-brown. The female resembles the male. 
Length 5.50, wing 2.80, tail 2.20, tarsus .80, bill .50. 
This, as well as the preceding species, is called Night Walker 
by the inhabitants. It frequents damp ground, seeming to prefer 
that which is surrounded by an almost impenetrable undergrowth. 
