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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
Mr. N. B. Moore includes this species in his list, stating that he 
saw a male in splendid dress on February 9. It may occasionally 
visit the islands, but cannot be considered as a regular visitant. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. III. pi. 169. 
CYANOSPIZA CYANEA. (. Linn .) 
Indigo Bird. 
Adult Male. — General color, blue, deep on the crown and 
throat ; wing brown, and tail brown, touched with blue ; bill, dark 
brown. 
Adult Female. — General plumage, reddish brown ; paler and 
somewhat mottled below, becoming whitish on the belly. 
Length 4.60, wing 2.60, tail 2.10, tarsus .65, bill .37. 
Mr. N. B. Moore states that while at Nassau he saw a male 
November 1, and a “female, or young male, November 1 and Novem- 
ber 1 3.” I have given it a place among the birds of the Bahamas 
upon his authority. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. III. pi.. 170. 
