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37. Dendroica superciliosa, (Sglvicola pensilis, Gosse.) I have not myself 

 met with this species during the summer months, but on the 8th of August, 

 1862, an old bird, accompanied by two young ones, made their appearance in 

 my garden in Spanish Town; the young birds were evidently too young and 

 weak to have crossed the Sea ; by the 11th of August they became abundant. 

 On mentioning to one of my sons the early appearance of these birds, he 

 told me he had seen them all through the summer flitting about the Cashaw 

 trees in the vicinity of the Town, and called my attention to a specimen he 

 procured at Great Salt Pond on the 4th of June, i862. 



26. Mniotilta varia. I am sure I have often seen this species in the 

 mountains during the summer months ; but I have no note of it. I am 

 informed by a gentleman residing on the line of Saint Ann and Saint 

 Mary, that they were abundant in that district during the summer of 1S62, but 

 he did not find any nests. One of my sons saw a pair at Great Salt Pond in 

 June, carrying materials into a Mangrove clump ; he could not, however, 

 detect the nest ; neither of them could mistake the bird, as I had several 

 specimens which were recognized by both unless they were Dendroica 

 pkaretra, a species I have never met with. 



31. Geothltpis tricuas. (Trichas marilandica, Gosse.) Stragglers of this 

 species are sometimes met with during the summer. In the early part of May, 

 1861, I was informed that a pair were building in a garden near Linstead, 

 St. Thomas in the Vale, but the nest was removed by some intruder before it 

 was completed. The birds after a few days disappeared. On the 10th of 

 May, 1862, a fine specimen of this bird, sent in third collection, was obtained 

 at the same place. 



40. Dexdroica discolor. (Sylvicola discolor, Gosse.) This species is found 

 in numbers during the entire year, but not so abundant in the summer months. 

 They are generally seen on the Cashaw trees and low bushes, widely 

 distributed about the cattle pens. I find them always busy about the Mal- 

 pighia glabra in my garden, no doubt capturing small insects from the ripe 

 fruit. My children tell me they have seen it often take up a fallen cherry 

 and fly away with it, I dare say on account of the small flies usually in- 

 festing this fruit. 



"] These are regular annual winter visitors, 



32. Vermivora Pennsylvania. | coming generally in considerable num- 



35. Parula Americana. [ ers in autumn, and spreading widely, 



I the two first in mountains and plains ; 



41. Dendroica canadensis. j the last in the hig^^s. 



32. Dendroica tigrina. (Certhiola maritima, Gosse.) This species is al- 

 ways found, in its various changes of plumage, about the Mangrove swamps and 

 river banks. During the summer months it is common about Healthshire and 

 Great Salt Pond, at other times generally distributed. Specimens of the nest 

 and eargs have been sent to the Smithsonian Institution. 



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44. Setophaga ruticilla. I have often, in my summer excursions, seen 

 specimens of this species in the mountains, particularly of Port Royal, and I 

 have been informed they are sometimes seen in St. George and Metcalfe dur- 

 ing the summer. On the 16th of August, 1862, three of this species, one 

 mature female and two young birds, came into my garden in Spanish Town ; 

 one of the young birds was only able to fly short distances, from tree to tree, 

 and the old bird had to return several times to induce it to follow ; they ap- 

 peared the day after a heavy scud of rain from the hills on the north. There 

 are now several flitting about the Capparis and Eleretia trees, capturing a 

 small moth which at this time infests the latter tree. Like the Fly-eatchers, it 

 always takes its prey on the wing, and when it finds an insect quiescent drives 

 it off before seizing it. 



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