BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
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a stripe of black passing from the bill down the centre of the throat, 
but not reaching the breast ; whole of the breast, a cheek patch, and 
superciliary line, slate-color ; crown, chestnut, with a black stripe 
through the centre ; carpus edged w'ith white ; crissum, rufous, 
shading into whitish. 
Length 7.75, wing 4.20, tail 2, tarsus 1.38, bill .75. 
A regular winter visitant, although by no means abundant. 
The specimen described above was taken in a small marsh near 
Long Bay Key, Andros Island, January 13. Two more were seen 
the following day, and another, a male, was killed January 20. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. V. pi. 306. 
GALLINULA GALE AT A. ( Licht .) 
Florida Gallinule. 
Adult Male . — Head, neck, and under parts, blackish, becoming- 
pale on the belly ; back, olive-brown ; tail, dusky ; flanks . striped 
and wing edged with white ; crissum, whitish ; bill, with frontal plate, 
red, sometimes edged with yellowish. 
Length 13, wing 6.60, tail 3.10, tarsus 2. 
I include this species upon the authority of Dr. Bryant, who 
claims that it is “ abundant and resident the whole year.” It cannot 
be very abundant, for although I looked for it carefully I never met 
with it on any of the islands. 
Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. V. pi. 304. 
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