Cory.
Hirundo euohrysea, var. dominicensis, Bryant, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xi. p. 95 (1866).
Hirundo selateri, Cory, Auk, 1884, p. 2 ; id. B. 8. Domingo, p. 45, pi, 5 (1884) ;
Sharpe, Cat. Birds in Brit. Mus. x. p. 171 (1886).
H. s a p rà m etallicè viridis, ch a lybeo n ite a s , vix cupre scons ; f ro n te ohalybco iava td : s a b lù s .aiba.
Hah. iu insuid D om inic ensi m a ris Ca rib b ie i.
A d a lt male. Gen e ra i o oiour above giossy s te e i-b iu c , w ith a ve ry iittlc reflexion o f g o id cn -g rc en u n d e r
c e rta in iig h ts ; le sse r wing-coverts lik e th e b a c k ; m ed ian an d g r e a te r cove rts b la ck, edged w ith
th e glossy shade o f th e ba ck ; b a s ta rd -w in g . p rim a ry -co v c rts , a n d q u ills black, oxtcr’naHv c d - e d
witli g o lden g re en , th e se co n d a rie s with p u rp lish blu e , th e p rim a rie s with dull gre en ; u p p e r ta il-
cove rts glossy s te e l-b lu e w ith golden reflexions ; ta il-fe a th e rs hloek, edged w ith s te e l-b lu e o r d u ll
g re en ; crown o f h e a d g o ld en g re e n w ith ste e l-b lu e reflexions, th e forehe ad decidedly ste e l-b lu e ;
lo re s b la c k ; sides e f f a c e and enr-oove rts lik e th e h e ad , as also a sp o t o n th e c h in ; cheeks, th r o a t”
sides o f ne ck, a n d u n d e r su rfa c e o f b ody p u r e w h ite , some o f th e flan k .fe a th o rs in te rn a llv
golden g r e e n ; th ig h s bla ckish ; u n d e r ta il-co v e rts w h ile ; u n d e r wing-eoverts an d axilla rie s d u ll
ste e l-blue , edged w ith glossy g re en ; q n ills below d n sh y , m o re a shy a lo n g th e in n e r webs. To ta l
len g th 5 mclics, cu lm cn 0 '2 5 , wing 4 '4 3 , ta il 2 '0 , ta r su s 0-35.
T he sexes are alike, ac co rd in g to M r. Cory.
Hab. San Domingo.
We are iutlebfod to our frioud Mr. 0. B. Cory for the loan of a skiu of this beautiful
hwalloiv, described by him from Sau Domingo. In its brilliant glossy pluma-re it
approaches H. euohrysea of Jamaica, but the preyailmg colour is green instead of golden
bronze, and there rs a pronounced gloss of steel-blue, of wliich there is no trace in the
Jamaican bird.
Ml. Coiy writes: “ This species was quite abundant in tho vicinity of La Voo-a
ll!!*t ■’“'y August; none were taken elsewhere, although a small
present sp'eeier” Gouaives. which I believe wore tlio
to us^i!y ¿ r S i y “ specimen, lent