. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 304 REVIEW OF AMERICAN BIRDS. [part I. and upper tail coverts into greenish blue and violet. Beneath pure white, tiie sides and linings of wings faintly tinged with a!»hy. Ear ooverts wliite, tinged at ends with dusky ; traces of a narrow dusky collar on the sides of the jtigulum. Feathers of chin and throat white to very base, those of jugulum and rest of under parts lead color towards roots. The lateral tail featliem externally are edged narrowly with whitish. Tie ends of the quills have a vi
. Review of American birds in the Museum of the Smithsonian Instution. [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 304 REVIEW OF AMERICAN BIRDS. [part I. and upper tail coverts into greenish blue and violet. Beneath pure white, tiie sides and linings of wings faintly tinged with a!»hy. Ear ooverts wliite, tinged at ends with dusky ; traces of a narrow dusky collar on the sides of the jtigulum. Feathers of chin and throat white to very base, those of jugulum and rest of under parts lead color towards roots. The lateral tail featliem externally are edged narrowly with whitish. Tie ends of the quills have a violet tinge. The bases of the feathers of nape and forehead light gray, but not white. Total length, ; wing, ; tail, ; depth of fork, ; difference between , ; length of l)ill from forehead, .44, from nostril, ,23, along gape, .57, width, .47 ; tarsus, .49 ; middle toe and claw, .56, claw alone, .20; hind toe and claw, .3(3, claw alone, .20. I ' â â :â ,-⢠i;>. 'B si 'â â â 0' :.-L.:.lâ ft- â ' (â 1 Smith- Collec- Sex Biiiilan tor's ' iiud No. No. ' A«e. Locality. When Collected. Received from Collected by 11,946 ; .. â¢â¢ NaHNau, Bahamas. April, 18.)9. Dr. H. Bryant, \ (11,940,) Typa. Hirundo enchrysea. >â â¢Â« >-iC« Hirundo euchrysea, GossE, Birds Jamaica, 1847, 68 (.Tam.).âIn. Ill, tab. xii.âMarch, Pr. A. N. Sc. 1863,295.âIlerne euchrysea, Bp, Consp. ,-,. 341.âPetrochelidoH eu. Sclatbk, P. Z. S. 1861, 72.âIb. Catal. ISGI, /, 39, no. 240 (Jam.). ^^ . ,/ / ! ffab. Jamaica. 'â â ; (No. 23,333, 9 â¢) Above bright and lustrous metallic green and golden, variously blended; the quills and tail feathers, with lining of wings and axillars, similar, but duller. Beneath white ; the metallic green of the head extending on the edge of the chin, the middle part of which is grayish; the jugulum and breast with large dull spots somewhat like the back. Down of the back of neck and of the back rather dark ashy. Tib
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