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found in fallwereshot -with

mncU

less difiicultythanthe spring birds, perliaps becausetheywere young. I donot

know

whetherthey breed here.

cf ad. Stockton. June 3,1878

218.

^chmophorus

clarki, (L.iwr.).

—

Clarices Grelic.

[Thereare nonotesconcerning' this species.

—

^{R. E.]}

74203

450 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM.

cies. I thinkit isof miicliinterest, and tlie

nnmber

ofspeciesbeing so greatly in excessof tliosereported

by

Mr. Ober, Ihave thought bestto subjoin acojiyof it.

As

willbe^noticed, a large

number

of thespecies

named

init,

and

not procured

by

Mr. Ober, are migrants,but yet of the others,there are

many

thatmight be supposedto existtherestill.

Through

theexertions of Mr. Yitracitistobe

hoped

the

number

of speciesgiven

by

Mr.

Ober

willbegreatlyincreased,

and some

of those

named by

Dr.L'Herminier berediscovered.

Cataloguedcs oiseciuxolservesalaGuaddoupe par^leDocieurF.VHerminicr,de1827a 1844.

Nota!

—

^{Les esp^ces marquees d'uno croix ont}<5ga.lement €i€ observ6es a la Mar-

tiui(iue.

X

Falco pcrcgrinusGmel.

X ,, sparvcriusGmel.

X ,, columbarius Gmel.

X

,, cyaneusLessou.

,, lialiaetusGmel.

X

Strixmidipes Daudin.

PsittacuspurpiireiisGmel.

PicusL'liermiuicriLesson.

XPicus^variiisWilson.

Cuculus minor Gmel.

X

Crotopliaga ani Lath.

X^Alcedotorquata Lath.

X

,, alcyon Lath.

X

OrnismyacristataLessou.

XTrochilus grauatiua Lath.

X

,, holosericeusLesson.

Cypselus(Acanthylis oxyura) Bonap.

„ ^collaris Wilson. (Hirundo pelagica.)

CaprimulgusvirgiuianusGmel.

Sciurus guadeloupeusis.

X

NectariuaautillensisLesson.

XSylvia varia Lath.

XThriothoruslittoralis Yieill.

RamphocinclustremulusLafres.

X ^Tardusdensirostris Vicillot.

X ^TurdusL'hermiuicriLafres.

X^{TurdusmontanusLafres.}

X ^,, auroeapillus Lath.

TurdussuperciliarisL'herm.

FicedulacanadcifsisBrissou.

X^{MuscicaparuticillaLath.}

X

,, ciuereaL'herm.

Mnseicapasp.

XIliruudo rufaLiu.Lath.

X

,, albiveutris Vieillot.

X

^{,, ripariaLinn.}

X

^Pipramusica Gmel.

X

Bombycilla cedrorumVieill.

XTyrannus matutinusVieill.

„ ^sp.

PlathyrinchusL'hermiuieriLess.

X

jNIuscicapaolivaceaWilson.

X

Quiscalusversicolor Vieillot.

X

FringillanoctisGmel.

X

EmberizaolivaceaGmel.

X ,, oryzivoraGmel.

X

^LoxiaportoricensisDaud.

XColumbaauritaTenim.

X

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^{LimosiiIsabcllinaL'herm.}

X

Scolopax galliuago Wilson.

X MacrorhauiphusgriseusBouaiJ

XTiiugacauutuyLiu.

luaculataVieillot.

rufescensVieillot.

schiuziiBouap.

pusillaWilsou.

piignaxGmel.

semipalmataWilson.

himautopusBon.

iuteri^resGmel.

X ^PhalaropusWilsoni Bon.

X^{Nurneniushudsouicus}Lath.

X ,, borealisLath.

X ,

,

longirostrisWilson.

X ^IbisfalcinellusVieillot.

X^AvdeacayeuneusisGmel.

herodias Wilson, coeruleaWilson, garzettaGmel.

virescensLath, egrettaGmel.

X

Ciconia albaTem.

X^{Plataleaajaja.}

PodicepscarolinensisLath.

X

,, Domiuicanus Gmel.

XSulafulicaVieillot.

X^{TachypetesaquilaVieillot.}

X

^{PhaetonsethereusLesson.}

XLeptnriis caudidus.

X

^Lestriscaribous L'herm.

LarusatricillaLesson.

X

SternastolidaGmel.

,, galericulata.

,, hirundoLin. Lath.

X

,, minutaGmel.

„ bicolorataL'herm.

,, dcploransL'herm.

,, fuliginosaGmel.

X

^{,, cantiacaTem.}

X

,, anglicaMontague.

X ,, argentea.

Ehj'nchopsnigraTem.

X

Procellariadiabolica L'herm.

X

,, maupingL'herm.

X

ThalassidromaleachiiBouap.

X

Puffinus major.

X

^,, L'herminieriLess.

X

,, atterrimusL'herm.

XAnasboschasLiu,

X

,, arborea Lin.

X

,, cyanojiteraVieill.

X

,, Dominica Bonap. (Eri^matiU'a domiuica.

)

X

Anasmarila Liu.

I

X

,, americana Gmel.

I

X

,, acutaLath.

I

X

,, clypeata Lath.

GUADELOUPE.

"Tlii.sisland is situated on the IGth parallelof latitude, and couipre- liends, under its general

name

of Guadeloupe,

two

islands, separated only

by

a narrow creek, called Eiviere Salee.

The

larger,

known

as Guadeloupe, proper, is very mountainous, a ridge running its entire length, northand south. There are several extinct craters in thisridge ofmountains (as

many

asfourteen, it is said),

and

in the southern ter- mination isa volcano yet

somewhat

active.

Smoke and

steam

and

sul-

phur fumes are emitted, though thei-ehas been noeruption during tlie

present century. Guadeloupe is well watered.

More

than fifty rivers descend from themountains to the seaon either side.

The

forests are largeand dense,butcontainin

them

lessanimallifethan one wouldex- l>ect.

"The

adjacentisland, called

Grande

Terre,isnotquite so large as the other,beingabout20 miles inlength

and

10to 15inbreadth. It^islow

and

fiat, no elevationoccurringofanyheight. This portion iswellcul- tivated, andthere arenoforests oreventracts ofwood.

"

The

formation ofGuadeloupe,i)ropor,isvolcanic,while thatof

Grande

Terreis of coral,though probably built

upon

volcanic tufa.

The

^\)vm-

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cipal port,PointaPitre,is situatednear the Eiviere Saleeandin

Grande

Terre. It contains a small miisenm, the Musce de Lhenninie); wliicb, under the energeticsui)erintendenceofitsdirecteur^Monsieur L.Vitrac, promises to

become

ofimportance.

"It

was

founded

by

thelate Dr.L'Herminier,

who was

anardent natu-

ralist,

and

discovered

many new

birds in this island

and

Martinique,

some

^{40 years ago.} His collections, containing type-specimens,

and

all his manuscriptnotes (I cannotascertain that heever published the results of his observations), perishedinadisastrousfirethatsweptover Point a Pitrea fewyearssince.

Few

birds are, as yet,in the

museum

;

but there arevery ^excellent

and

complete collectionsof Crustacea, etc.,

and many

fine specimensof aboriginal implements. Itowes

much

of

itsprogressivenessto its present directeur,

and

toMessieurs L.

Guesde and

8t.Felix Colardeau,bothof wiiom,oneinarchiijology

and

the other inornithology, take activepartin promotingits advancement.

uThereare a fewbirds hereI did notfind in

any

other island.

The most

prominent oneis theWoodpecker,locally

known

as the ^'Tappetir^

and named by

LessonFicusTAerminicri. I

made

aspecialexcursion to obtain this bu'd,which is not abundant anywhere,

and

onlyfound in certain localities.

"Another

bird,the'Perdlr croissant,''I found in this island, not hav- ing seenit, oreven heard of it,in any other.

Of

this sjjecies Ibrought three alive to

New

York, of which

two

survived the passage.

"My

collections here were

made

during the

months

of

August

and September; ^{in obtaining}

them

I visited the volcano

and

all adjacent forests on thewest ^side, avalley half

way down

the west coast, the north side of the island,

and

places contiguous to Point a Pitre,

and

aboutthe southernend of

Grande

Terre.

"To

thegentlemen

named

above

and

to Monsieur G.Hurd,the Direc- teurd'lnterieur,

and

theU.S. consul,Capt.Chas.Bartlett,I

am

indebted foras.^istancein various matters.

"FEEDERICK

A.

OBEE.

"Beverly,

Mass., Jan. _1,1878."

Fam. TURDID^.

1. Margarops herminieri^(Lafr.).

"

'Piedjaune.'

"Length, <J, 10^Jin.; alar extent, 17; wing, 5J.

" Length, 9, 10in.; alarextent, 17^; wing,5|.

"A

resident of the

wooded

hills

and

mountains; found in Dominica in the

same

localities asthe Perdix,

woods

sufiflcientlyfreefromunder- brush to affordplacesfor scratching.

The

places wherethey havedis-

turbed the earth

by

^scratchingare frequently seenin the paths, whore the

woods

are thick,

and

intheopen forest.

They

will

come

quicklyat

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the call if within hearing, but are shy, flying cautiously from tree to tree, neverlongat rest."

2. Margarops densirostris(Vieill.).

"'Grosgrive.'

Very

shy.

" Length, c?, 11^^; alar extent, 17^^; wing, 5^.

" Length, ₉^, 11^^{; alar extent,} 17^^; wing, ₅J.

3. Margarops montanus(Vieill.).

"'Grivette'.

"Length, ^, 10in.; alar extent, 15; wing, 5.

"Length, 9, 9J^{in.; alar extent,} 15; wing, ^5.

"More numerous

thanthe large^{^}Gros grive'."

4. Cinclocerthia ruficauda, Gould.

"^'Trembleur.'

Not

soabundantasin Dominica.

"Length, <?^, 10in.; alar extent, 13; wing, 4.

" Length, 9, 10in.; alar extent, 13^; wing, ^4."

Fam. TROGLODYTIDJE.

5. Thryothorusrufescens, Lawr.

"Wren."

"Length, <?, 4f^iu.; alar extent, 6|; wing, ^2,

"Length, 9^,4f^in.; alar extent,Of^; wing, 2.

"_Ifoundthisbird onlyin the second

growth

of the hills,

and

in a

wood

in theflatportionoftheisland."

Fam. SYLVICOLID^.

6. Siurus nxvius(Bodd.).

"

Water

Wagtail. Eare

and

shy,

"Length, 9^{, in.;} alarextent,9|-; wing, 3.

" In the mangrovesbordering the Eiviere Salee, nearPointaPitre."

7. Dendroeca petechiavar.melanoptera,La^vr.

"

'Jaune.' Male.

"Length, c?, 5 in.; alar extent, 7; wing, 2\', tail, 1|,

"Length, 9^, 4^in.; alar extent, 7^; Aving, 2^^; tail, 1|.

"

More numerous

thanin Dominica; wdth the

two

sparrows the bird most

commonly met

with inthegardens

and

cofl'ee plantations. In the latter, Ifinditcliiefly inthepois douce trees, which, origiuallyplanted aswind-breaksfor thecoffeeplants' protection,

seam

thehillsallaround inlong rows. Thesetreeswerethehaunt ofthesparrowsin Dominica,

and

ofthe warbler that^Ifound there.

They

bear a pea-like pod. con- taining seeds surrounded with a ^sweet pulp,hence their

name

: pois douce,or sweet bean."

Male

^:

The

crownas far as the occiput is of a brownish-rufous; the

454 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM.

upper

plumage

is greeuisli-yellow; the middle tail-feathers,the outer

^^'ebs

and

ends ofinner

webs

ofthe others aredarkolive,blackishalong theshafts; themarginsarepaleyellow5 the inner

webs

are clear light yellow, exceptat theirends; wing-covertsblack, allmargined withpale yellow_; tertialsand outer

webs

ofthe other quillsblack,inner

webs

of alighter shadeofblack,havinga grayishtinge; allthequillsareedged withyellow, extending aroundthetips; underwing-coverts clear light yellow; sidesofthe

head and

of the throat light yellowish-rufous; all tlie under x)arts clear gamboge-yellow,

marked

with narrowstripes of darkrufous, except

on

the lower part of the

abdomen and

the under tail-coverts; upper mandible dark brown, the under plumbeous; tarsi

and

toes light hazel.

The

femaleisrather darker above,

and

is without the rufous crown

and

longitudinalstripesbelovf; ithas theunder mandiblewhitish.

This si^ecies most resembles var. riificapiUa, Gm., from St. Thomas,

St. Croix, &c. Besides the striking featureofitsblack wings,itdiffers in being smaller, the

wing

measui-ing but

two and

a quarter inches, whichinthe other are

two and

ahalf; thetarsi

and

toes are

more

deli- catelyformed; the tarsus measures \^ ^in. against_-ff in. inritficapiUa

;

the rufous streaks below are narrower

and

darker; the color of the crown is darker than in specimens from St.

Thomas and

Porto Eico,

and

the yellowmarginsof the wing-covertsarenot sowide.

In

my

investigation of thisspecies I find B.petechiaof

my

Dominica catalogue to be the

same

; that island is the nearest south ofGuade- loupe,

and

not verydistant.

But

at a further distance to the north inAntigua

and

Barbuda, the species of Golden

Warbler

i^roves to be var.ri(Jicapilla, Gm.,as might be expected; agreeing with specimens from St.

Thomas and

Porto Eico, consideredto betheform entitled to thatappellation.

In Martinique is found a verydifferentform,viz.,D. rvjigida,Baird;

inBarbadoes still another, B. ^capifalis, Lawr.

From

St. Vincent

and Grenada

Mr.

Ober

sentno GoldenWarblers.

8. Dendroeca plumbea,Lawr.

"Length, _{^, 5 J}in.; alar extent, 7i; wing, 2^J.

''Length, 9,5J^in.; alar extent, _7; wing,2^."

9. Setophagaruticilla (Linn.).

''Length, ^, 5^Jin.; alar extent, 7i^; wing, 2^.

"Length, $,5^Jin.; alar extent, 7^; wing, _2f."

Fam. YIREONID^.

10. Virecsylviacalidrisvar. dominicana,LaAvr.

"

'Peow-j)eow.'

"Length, ^, 6J^{in.; alarextent.} Of; wing, 3|.

"Length, _9,C^in.; alar extent. Of; wing, 3^.

"

Known

everywhere

by

its cry; frequenting chiefly trees bearing small seeds."

PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 455 Fam. HIRUNDINID^.

11. Hirundohorreorum,Barton.

Fam. CCEREBID^.

12. Certhioladominicana, Taylor.

"'Sucricr.'

"Length, (?, 5 in.; alarextent, S; viing, 2i.

"

Not

soabundantasin Dominica, where indeedit israore

numerous

thanin

any

otherisland. Itseems to

me

that the adult males here are brighterthan

any

I laxxcfoundelsewhere."

When

IexaminedthecollectionsfromAntigua

and

Barbuda,

and

de- termined thespeciesof Certhiolafromthese islands tobe C.dominicana, I quite forgot Prof.Baird's species C.frontalis (N. A. Birds, vol. i, p.

428) fromAntigua.

Upon

a comparisonof it

now

with a largeseries ofC.dominicanafrom Dominica, Ifind

some

females preciselylike the type of G.frontalis. Thereare specimensof both sexes having their fionts

more

or less white: itisprobablya

mark

of immaturity. Prof.

Baird's

name

oifrontalis

must

^therefore

become

a

synonym

^of domini- cana.

Fam. TANAGRID.E.

13. Euphoniaflavifrons (Sparm.).

"'La

petite Perroucheverte.'"

The

subjoineddescription of themale

was

giventoMr.

Ober when

in Guadeloupe

by

MonsieurColardeau.

" Length, 5 inches; extent, 8inches.

"Bill. Short, thick,strong; black above, whitish-bluebelow; broad, almosttriangular, slightly hookedattheend ofuppermandible.

" Nostrils. Large, deep seated.

"Head.

A

^beautiful bright yellow spot in front over the nostrils

;

from thisyellowspot,whichextends nohigherthantheeyes,thewhole headisof aprettyshadeofblue; this coloringextends to the back of theneck, whereitcurvessomew^hattowards the throatbutnotaround theneck; thecheeks are bluish olive-green,

more

yellowish under the throat.

"Back.

A

^{uniform bright}olive-green, becoming

more

yellowon the rump.

"Wings.

Dusky

^black, tinged with olive along the outer vanes of quills; wing-covertsolive, streakedwithblack.

"Belly. Brightyellowish-olive; lighternearvent.

"Tail. Twelvefeathers;

dusky

blacktingedwithdarkolive; short, having two-thirdsconcealedabove

and

below

by

feathers of rumj)

and

vent.

" Eyes. Black.

" Legs. Short, strong, dirty bluish color.

" Claws.

Same

color; backclaw thestrongest.

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uTongue. Short, broad,

and

tliick; split attheend.

" This bird feeds on small, soft, seedyberries; never eats grain or seedslikesparrowsor Canarybirds.

Has

nosong,exceptalowchatter- ing

when

feeding,

and

aplaintivecrj^

when

flyingor alighting,"

The

femalehas the front of a lighteryellowthan the male,

and

the blackbordernarrower^; thebluecoloron theheadisnot

much

different

5

sides of the head dull light green; upper

plumage

yellowish-green, gradiuillybecoming

more

yellow on the

rump and

uppertail-coverts

;

throat paledullyellow; under

plumage

greenish-yellow.

Inpattern of coloration the sexes are alike,butthemale can be^dis- tinguished from the female

by

the front being of an orange-yellow,

and

the black borderwhich entirely surrounds this colorbeing wider

;

the lores are black; the cheek-patchis deepblackish-green; theback

isdark bronze-green; the

rump

is of a decided yellow, the throat of a cleareryellow,

and

theunder

plumage

of a

much

brighteryellow.

This species

was

found inalltheislands visited

by

Mr. Ober, except

Antigua and Barbuda

^; it

would

seem not to be abundant in

any

of them,as innoinstancewere

more

thantwo examplesobtained.

Though

in certainlocalitiesit isnot

uncommon,

as Mr.

Ober

wrotefrom Guade- loupe that Dr. Colardeau informed

him

that sometimes it

was

quite abundant on hisestate.

In Mr.Sclater's "Synopsis

Avium Tanagrinum"

(P.Z.S.18.50,p.271), themaleisdescribedashavingblackupi^erplumage. Ifullyexpected to receiA^e

some

from Mr.

Ober

that wereblack above,

and

supposed those

marked

male to be immature, though in fine condition. I wrote to Mr. Ober, stating that the adult male

was

said to beblack above,

and

to try

and

obtainitinthat

plumage

; he repliedthathe

had met

with noneso marked,

and

w^as informed

by

persons veryfamiliarwith the bird

—

notably Dr. Colardeau

—

^thatthey

had

^neverseen

any

^having

blackupper plumage.

Mr. Sclater (1.c.) is the only one I

know

of

who

has described the male; but at that time he considered Desmarest's types (<?

and

$) in the Paris

Museum (named by

BonaparteE. sclateri) to be the

same

as fiavifrons. E. sclateriis

now known

to be a distinct species,

and

I be- lieveis foundonlyin PortoPico; the nmleofthisisblack above.

The

maleofE.musica,fromSt.

Domingo,

alsohasthe u^iper

plumage

black;

both of these have been

somewhat mixed up

withE.fiavifrons^which no doubt led to the supposition that the maleof thatspecies

had

the upper

plumage

black.

An

examinationof thespecimens sent

by

Mr.

Ober

fromthe different islands, together with the assertions of residents, I think,

show

con- clusivelythat theadults of the

two

sexes are correctlydescribed above.

Latham's descriptionissupijosed to be that of the female; but it is

notso stated.

It

may

have been ascertained that the maleof E.flainfrons

had

its

upperi)lumage green; if so, Ihave never seenitso described.

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14. Saltatorguadeloupensis, Lafr.

"

'Grosbec'

''Leugtli, _9, 9 ill.; alar extent, 13; wing, 4|^.

"

Not

abiiiidaut;

same

habits

and

frequents

same

places as that of Martinique

and

Dominica."

Fam. FRINGILLID^.

15. Loxigillanoctis(Liun.).

" 'Pere iioir', ^. 'Moisson', 9.

" Length, <?^, 5:| in.; alar extent, 9^; wing,3.

"Length, 9,5.}in.; alar extent, 8f^; wing,_2|.

"Eather

numerous.

The

female of this species is here called the 'gros bee'; in theotherFrench speakingislands the 'moisson'. In^all, however,the^'perenoir'is a|)j)lied to the male. It

was

a long while before I found out that these

two

were the

same

species, theyare so dissimilar.

The young

of thefirst yearresembles thefemale,as Ifirst

surmisedin St.Vincent

and

provedin Dominica."

16. Phouiparabicolor(Linn.).

"

'

Mangeur

d'Herbes.'

" Length, <?, 4^in.; alar extent, G; wing,2.

"Length, $^, i^in.; alarextent, G^; wing, ^2."

Fam. ICTERID^.

17. Quiscalus guadeloupensis, Lawr.

"

'Merle.'

"

For

a ^longtime, says

my

^friendIMonsieurSt. Felix Colardeau, these birdsmight be found onthe east

bank

ofthe Eiviere des Banauiers,

and

nevernorth of it. This remained a boundary lineformanj^years,but atpresent the birdis spread overallthelowlands of the island. -Yery

common

intheislandof

Grande

Terre, wJiichis flat

and

low."

Male

:

The

general

plumage

is of a dee]i purplish-violet; the wing- coverts have a decided green lustre; tail black, glossed with green

;

quills black,witha greenish tinge; bill

and

feet black.

Length

(fresh), 10^ inches; wing, 5; tail, 4; tarsus, 1^\.

Female

:

The

crownisashy-brown; hindneck and upperpartofback oli^aceous-urowu; lower j)artof back

and

upx)er tail-coverts blackish-

brown

; wings

and

tail black, the latter slightly glossed with green

;

throat ashy-white, anarrow

dusky

line extends

down

oneach sideof it

fromthe under mandible^; lower partofneck

and

breastdarlcash tinged with fulvous; lower part of abdomen, sides,

and

under tail-coverts

smoky-brown

; bill

and

feet black.

Length (fresh),9i inches^; wing, 4f^{; tail,} 3.J,

At

first sight, this species appears

much

like Q. injicxirostris from Martinique, but ^it is a little larger

and

the bill is straighter.

The

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plumage

is

more

violaceous,

and

thetarsi

and

toesappeartobe stronger than those ofthatspecies.

The

females differ

much

in appearance, the female of Q. inflexirostris being above of a

more

decided brown,

and

havingtheunder

plumage

grayer; the-wings

and

tailarebrown,but the singleadult specimen of that species sent has the

plumage much

worn,which

may

^account for its

brown

apiiearance.

From

Dominica, intermediatebetween thehabitats of thetwoforms, no speciesof Quiscalusis recorded.

Fam. TYEANNID^.

18. Elainea martinica(Liun.)

.

" Length, <?, GJ^in.; alar extent, 10^; wing,_3J.

" Length, 9^, C in.^; alar extent, 9^; wing,3.

"In

the oleander

and

ponne rose hedges near Eiviere Eonge, not abundantnearMatouba."

Fam. TROCIIILIDJE.

19. Eulampis jugularis(Linn.).

"Garnet-throat

Hummer.

"

With

theViolet-breast about equally distributed, almost solely in the mountains.

The numerous

flowers that are

now

inbloom attractit,

withtheother, butit is

nowhere

so abundantasin Dominica."

20. Eulampis holosericeus(Linu.).

" Violet-breast

Hummer.

"Length, <?, 4.^in.; alar extent,C|; wing, 2^.

"Length, _$, 3^Jin.5 alar extent, 6^; wing, 2.

"_I

saw

in the

Musee

at Martiniqueahumming-bird

much

resembling this species, with the breast

and

throat the same, buthavingthe chin for ahalf inchor sobeneath the bill of the

same

garnetcoloring as in the Garnet-throat, just as if a fragment of the gorget of theGarnet- throat

had

been

removed

fromthat bird

and

attached to this. Ireally thoughtit

was

amanufacturedspecimen, but acloseexaminationfailed to detect anydefect. Mr.Belangersaid therewereothersin the garden

likeit,butInever

saw

them,thoughI oftenhuntedthere. Mr.Belanger

is agoodbotanist, but nothing of anornithologist. Since Dr. L'hermi- uier left nothing has been done respecting the birds of the islands.

This specimen

was

a

mounted

onein aprivate caseinthesidebuilding of thegarden.

"Dr.Colardeau held thatthisisnoneotherthanthe

young

ofU.jugu- laris.

He

sayshe has

had

the

young

inanest,

and

that they were all like this,and that theold female(which

came

to feedthem)

was

exactly likethehighest colored of this si>ecies."

21. Orthorhynchus exilis(Gm.).

"Length, ^, 3^in.; alar extent, 5; wing, 2.

"Length, 5,3^in.; alarextent, 4^; wing, ^2.

PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 459

"

As

iu Dominica, thisspeciesis tliemost abimdant

and

most gener- allydistributed, thougli, as there, I findit

more numerous

in the higher

hills. It seems to

me

thatbothspecies are here, theexilis

and

ornatus^

as Ihaveseenseveralwith the darkerthroat."

Fam. CYPSELIDiE.

22 Cypseloides niger(Gm.).

" Swallow.

"Length, <?, 6f^in.; alar extent, 15^; wing, ^6."

Fam. ALCEDINID^.

23. Cerylealcyon(Linn.).

"Ceryle."

24. Ceryle torquata(Linn.).

" Thisbirdappearediuthelistgiven

me by

Mr.Belanger, of theJardin des Plantes,Martinique,butIdoubtedif itwasobtainedinGuadeloupe.

I

was

assured, however,

by

MonsieurL. Vitrac,the conservateur of the

Musee

deL'Herminier, thathe

had

shot that

same

species here. There are two, amale

and

a female, intheMusee."

Fam. PICID^.

25. Melanerpes rherminieri (Less.).

" Picus I.('herminieri. 'Tappeur.'

"Length, <?, 11in.; alarextent, 18; wing, ^{5^^.}

''Length, ₉, 10^in.; alarextent, 17; wing,5|.

"

The

onlyisland in whichIhaveseena

Woodpecker

of

any

species."

"This speciesfrequentsthe hills

and

mountains; it is not

common

_;

initshabitsreminding

me

of theHairy Woodi)eckeroftheISTorth. Iris reddish-chocolate."

Fam. CUCULID^.

26. Coccyzus minor(Gm.).

"'Cuckoo

manioc' inall islands.

"

The

secondgrowth onthehills,whereonceflourishedthecoffee-trees, affords agoodfeedinggroundfor this species, butitisnotabundant iu these higherhills. I

saw

oneto-day (Aug. 30) iu

some

hightrees,inthe mountains, feeding,

and

occasionallycryingout. Itis littleattracted

by

my

birdcall, thoughmanifestlj^disturbed

by

^{it, as I}

drew

it from one tree-top to another, thoughtoo highto shoot."

Fam*.

FALCONID^.

28. Tinnunculus sparveriusvar.antillarum (Gm.).

"T. sparverius. 'Gli gli.'

"Length, <?, 10in.; alar extent, 18; wing, 6^.

"Length, ?, 11in.; alar extent, 21; wing, 7^.

460 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM.

"In

Dr. L'Herminier's catalogueas furnislied

me by M.

Belanger of theJardiii desPlantes, Martinique, thereare sixspecies ofhawks,viz, Falco percxjrimis {F. sparverius^ F. tinfimiculus), F. columharius, F.

cyaneus, F. Iialiaetus.

The 2nd and

3rd are undoubtedlythe same. I

have

seen the

Duck Hawk

in the

Museum

of theJardin des Plantes, Martinique,

and

the Pigeon

Hawk,

but whether theywere from that island or not, Icannottell, neither could

M.

Belanger, the Directeur, as therewerebirdsfrom

Cayenne

aswell,

and

fromFrance. Doubtless,in the 35 years sincethecollectionof Dr.L'Herminier

was

finished,

many

changeshave taken place inthefauna of the island; that Idonot find allfound

by him

isnot strange either, as he

had

the advantage of 30 jears'residence intheisland. Idonot

know

if

any

printedlist of the birds collected

by him

isin existence;

M.

Belangersaid not,thatthislist

was

from amanuscript listin theMusee."

Fam. PHiETHONTID^.

28. Phaethonaethereus (Linn.).

Fam. ARDEID^.

29.Butorides virescena(Linn.).

"Green

Heron. 'Chaugh.'

"

Abundant

inthe

mangrove

swamjDS."

30. Nyctiardeaviolacea(Linn.).

"N.

\'iolaceus."

Fam. COLUMBID^.

31. Columba corensis, Gm.

"Eamier.

"Length,

^

^{, 15in.; alar extent,24; wing, 8.}

"l!?^ot soabundantas inDominica

and

Grenada."

32. Zenaidamartinicana,Bp.

"Tourterelle.

"

Found

mostlyonthe

Grande

Terre,thelowland

among

thecanes

and

inthemangroves along theriverswhere theybreed."

33. Chamaepeliapasserina (Linn.).

" Ortolan.

"Abundant,

especially in the

mangrove

swami)s bordering sugar plantations, whereitbreeds

and

seeks refuge

when

disturbed."

34. Geotrygon mystacea (Temm.).

" 'Perdix croissant.'

"Length, <?, 11|in.; alar extent,20; wing, 7.

"Thisis aPerdix

more

brilliantlycoloredthanthe 'Perdix rouge'

and

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atrifle laro-er. Itderivesits

name

from a^wliite crescent-sbaped ^stripe undertheeye.

The

feathers ofthe breasthave^metallicreflections

much

diftereutfromthe P. rouge.

The

^{iris,too,isblood-red,}

and

thereare

many

materialdifferenceswhich stamp^itasadifferent species altogether, ihe 'Perdixnoir' isthe female^of the P. rouge,

and

haspeculmrities

m

com-

mon Whether

^themales

and

^femalesof this species^{differ I}cannot^tell, havingas yet(Sept. 27)no specimens ^{todissect. I}have two Perdix on board ^{in a cagein mutilated}plumage, whichI shall try to carry

home

alive

At

the 'Hotel des Bains' ^{are eight} in beautiful plumage; they take kindly to captivity

and

thrive. I donot

know

whether^they

mate and

breedin confinement.

They hve

ⁱⁿthe mountains, habits

same

as thePerdix rouge^; caughtin springes."

Mr Ober

broughtthree living examplesof this species to

^ew

^York,

which he kindly presented^tome.

One

died soon^{afteritsarru^al,}

and

on examination proved^tobea female; there^is no noteworthy ^differenceot

plumage

between^this

and

themalesent ⁱⁿMr. ^{Ober's collection}

The

other

two

^{specimens,which from} their actions^I judgetobe male

and

female, are alike inplumage; ^forthe past three

months

they have beenin the Central

Park

^{Menagerie, wheretheyappeartobecontented}

and

in goodhealth.

Farn.

EALLID^,

35. Rallus crepitans,Gm.

"Rallus."

36. Gallinula galeata^(Liclit.).

<"Poiiled'eau.'"

Fam. CHARADRIIDJE.

37. Charadiiusvirginicus,Borlili.

"Golden Plover."

38. ^iEgialitissemipalmata (Bp.).

"Ring-neckPlover.

"Length, 9^, 7in.; alar extent, 15^; wing, 5.

« All the Plovers

and

^{Sandpipersthatvisitthe}Antilles arefound^here.

Fam. SCOLOPACIDiE.

39. TringamacuIata(Vieill,).

40. Ereunetespetrificatus(111.).

"Peep."

41. RhyacophilussolitariuB(Wils.).

" Sandpiper."

402 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM.

Fam. LARIDJE.

42. Larusatricilla,Linn.

" Larus."

43. Sternamaxima,Bodd.

" Sterna elegans?"

44. Sternadougalli,Mout.

"

'Mauve

abeenoir.'"

45. Sterna fuliginosa (Gm.).

"SootyTern."

In tliecollectionis a full-grown specimenof the

young

ofthisspecies, indark

plumage

; itisentirelyof a

smoky

black, withthe exception of the insideof thewings

and

a space onthe lowerpart of the

abdomen

;

thefeathers of the back

and

wingsare conspicuously margined with white.

This completes the series of catalogues of the birds ascertained

by

Mr.

Ober

toinhabittheislands of theLesserAntilles visited

by

him.*

The

resulthas been of verygreat value,

and

has contributed

much

to theknowledgeof the ornithology of theislands ex^dored. There

was no

perfectknowledge ofthe avifauna of any,

and

of

some we knew

abso- lutelynothing.

Yet

the

work

is incomplete; there are several islands that were not visited,

and

in

some

ofthose explored there arespecies

known

to inhabit

them

thathavenotbeenidentified.

As

^so

much

hasbeenaccomplished, itis to be

hoped

thaterelong

an

investigation of the islands not examined

by

Mr.

Ober

willbeunder- taken.

New

York,December31,1878.

0> TWO

FITSEJES FRO:tITIffE

BERITirDAS

lTIISTAKElVt,YB>£S€RIISEI>

AS NEW BV UK.

C;iJ]\THEK.

By

G.

BROWIV GOOD£.

IntheFebruary

number

ofthe

Annals and

Magazine of NaturalHis- toryispublished apaper

by

Dr. Glinther,describing

two "new"

species of fishes fromthe Bermudas,! collected

by

^Mr.J.

Matthew

Jones, and which, as a well-merited

compUment

to thenaturalist

who

has^{so thor-} oughly

and

enthusiasticallyexplored those islands, he has christened Gerres Jonesii

and

BeloneJonesii. Strangely enough,both species

had

*Thosepreceding it are as follows^: Dominica, p. 48; St. Vincent, 185,* Antigua andBarbuda,232; Grenada,265; andMartinique,351.

tOu twonew ^{Species of Fishes from} the Bermudas. <Auu.and Mag.Nat. Hist.

(5thseries),iii, 1879, [Feb.],pp. 150-151.