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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
quainted. I was informed by a wise old negro that this species was 
the true Paroquet, and that the “ little feller,” as he designated the 
Black-faced Finch, was the Banana Bird. Upon my showing him a 
female specimen, he appeared slightly puzzled, but after a moment’s 
reflection said it was a Banana Bird, “ but of another kind.” On one 
occasion I met a negro who recognized it by the name of Cashew 
or Casha, a name given it by the inhabitants of Jamaica. 
This is the Fringilla bahcimensis of Catesby. 
