185 
CoUecior^s notes. 
First seen April 1. ])uriiif? the winter, the bird was not seen on the 
middle or nortliern portions of the island, but is supposed to remain in 
the warmer canons, whence it becomes generally distributed during 
March. A male, closely observed during the act of singing, was seen 
to disj)lay the red of the crown to its full extent; this conspicuous orna¬ 
ment being concealed again as soon as the notes closed. 
Fam. TROGLODYTILFE.’ 
2. SALFINCTES OBSOLP^TUS GUADELOUPENSIS, nohis. 
Cil.— Adult :—Above dull grayish-brown, in distinctly speckled with 
dusky, and becoming light cinnamon-rufous on the rumj); wings and 
tail indistinctly barred with dusky; tail-feathers, except the middle 
pair, broadly tipped with pale cinnamou, this i)receded by a less regular 
and more broken black bar; the cinnamon frequently finely mottled 
with dusky. Chin, throat, and jugulum dull white, the jugulum dis¬ 
tinctly streaked with dusky; rest of lower parts tiearly plain dirty 
white, becoming light piukish-cinnaniou on the sides; crissum heavily 
barj'cd with black. Male^ wing, 2.G0-2.75 ; tail, 2.20-2.30 ; bill, 0.58-0.00; 
tarsus, 0.80-0.90; middle toe, 0.50-0.55. wing, 2.50-2.00 ; tail, 
2.00-2.20; bill, 0.55-0.00; tarsus, 0.80-0.90; middle toe, 0.50-0.55. 
llemarks .—The upper tail-coverts are strongly barred transversely. 
There is a tolerably well-defined light superciliary stripe. In No. 70049, 
there is a deep reddish-brown suffusion across the breast, apparently an 
accidental stain from contact with ferruginous earth. The differences 
exhibited in these insular s[)ecimens from the continental series are quite 
slight, but they are so constant as to demand recognition. As to colors, 
there is no difference beyond slightly darker shades throughout; the 
lower parts being soft i)inkish cream-color instead of creamy-white, the 
of her portions of a darker shade to correspond. The diff erences in pro¬ 
portions are more decided, as may be seen from the following figures:— 
S. GUADKLOUPENSIS. 
Mus. No. 
Original 
JSo. 
Sex and 
a^e. 
WUng. 
Tail. 
Bill.* 
Tarsus. 
Middle toe. 
70043 
13 
cT ad. 
2. 75 
2. 30 
0.60 
0. 90 
0. 55 
70044 
13 
cT ad. 
2. 70 
2. 20 
0.60 
0. 80 
0. 55 
70045 
13 
d ad. 
2. 60 
2. 30 
0. 58 
0. 85 
0. 50 
70046 
? ad. 
2. 55 
2. 15 
0. 60 
0. 85 
0. 50 
70047 
14 
9 ad. 
2. 60 
2. 00 
0. 55 
0. 80 
0. 50 
70048 
14 
y ad. 
2. GO 
2. 15 
0.60 
0. 85 
0. 52 
70049 
14 
$ ad. 
2. 55 
2.15 
0. 58 
0. 90 
0. 50 
70050 
14 
— a(i. 
2. 60 
2 25 
0.60 
0. 90 
0. 50 
70051 
28 
9 ad. 
2. GO 
2.20 
0. 55 
0. 85 • 
I). 55 
70052 
38 
9 ad. 
2. 50 
2. 00 
0. 55 
0. 85 
0. 50 
S. OliSOr.ETfS. 
d 
M 
p4 
oc 
r- 
a 
Original No. 
Age and sex. 
Locality. 
Date. 
1 
Wing. 
Tail. 
Bill.* 
Tarsus. 
17 
d ad. 
d ad. 
m 
Nevada_.....__ 
Mar. 2.5,- 
2. 90 
2. 40 
2. 40 
0. .50 
0. 50 
0 '^0 
17a 
Now Mexico. 
June 22,- 
2. 90 
0. 85 
Fiom nostril. 
No. 2-7 
