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Show 185 Collector's notes. First seen April 1. During the winter, the bird was not seen on the middle or northern 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 display the red of the crown to its full extent; this conspicuous ornament being concealed again as soon as the notes closed. FAM. TROGLODYTID^ E. 2. SALPINGITES OBSOLBTUS GUADELOCTENSIS, nobis. CH.- Adult:- Above dull grayish- brown, indistinctly speckled with dusky, and becoming light cinnainon- rufons on the rump; wings and tail indistiuctly barred with dusky; tail- feathers, except the middle pair, broadly tipped with pale ciunamou, this preceded by a less regular and more broken black bar; the cinnamon frequently finely mottled with dusky. Chin, throat, and jugulum dull white, the jugulum distinctly streaked with dusky; rest of lower parts nearly, plain dirty white, becoming light pinkish- cinnamon on the sides; crissum heavily barred with black. Male, wing, 2.60- 2.75; tail, 2.20- 2.30; bill, 0.58- 0.60; tarsus, 0.80- 0.90; middle toe, 0.50- 0.55. ^ Female, wing, 2.50- 2.60 ;• tail, 2.0U- 2.20; bill, 0.55- 0.60; tarsus, 0.80- 0.90; middle toe, 0.50- 0.55. Remarks.- 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 specimens from the continental series are quite Might, 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 pinkish cream- color instead of creamy- white, the other portions of a darker shade to correspond. The differences in proportions are more decided, as may be seen from the following figures:- S. OUADBLOUPENBI8. Mas. No. 70M3 70044 70045 70046 7u047 70048 70049 70050 70051 700S8 Original ho. 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 28 3d Sex and age. d ad. J ad. d ad. 9 ad. 0 ad. ? ad. § ad. - ad. 9 ad. § ad. Wing. 2.75 2.70 2.60 2.55 2.60 2.60 2.55 2.60 2.60 2.50 Tail. 2.30 2.20 2.30 2.15 2.00 2.15 2.15 2 25 2.20 2.00 Bill.* 0.60 0.60 0.58 0.60 0.55 0.60 0.56 0.60 0.55 0.55 Tarsus. 0.90 0.80 0.85 0.85 0.80 0.85 0.00 0.90 0.85 0.85 Middle toe. 0.55 0.55 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.52 0.50 0.50 0.55 a so i 25 * 9 * 17 0 a * o 17a i a & « « 4 ad. < f ad. Locality. Date. Mar. 25, June 22, Wing. 2.90 2.90 Tail. 2.40 2.40 BUI.* 0.50 0.50 Tarsus. 0.90 0.85 i JD 3 5 0.55 0.58 ' No. 2 7 Fiom nostril. |
