80 Sir W. Jardine on the Ornithology of the Island of Tobago. 



Ceryle alcyon, Linn. n. 



This is properly a North American species^ according to Sir 

 J. Richardson^s tables, reaching as far north on the Saskache- 

 wan during summer as the 53*^ and 54°, and from 600 to 1000 

 miles from the sea. The winter quarters are there also stated to be 

 the Southern States, Mexico, California within the tropics, and 

 even the West Indian Islands, as Mr. Swainson possessed speci- 

 mens from St. Vincent^s sent by the Rev. Lansdowne Guilding. 

 We have also received specimens from Jamaica, but these islands 

 may be near the limits of their range in summer ; in Tobago at 

 least they are not common ; the note of our correspondent being, 

 " migratory, but cannot say as to the period of their arrival or 

 departure ; seldom seen ; this is the second within the last two 

 years, one in February, this in October.^' 



Ceryle Americana, Gmel. s. 



" Tobago Kingfishers — feed upon fish, and are to be found in 

 great abundance on the banks of our fresh rivulets." 



Galbula leptura, Swain, s. 



We refer the Tobago birds to the G. leptura, Sw. (Animals 

 in Menageries, No. 141), which seems to have been described 

 from specimens brought from Guiana by Sir R. Schomburgk. 

 '^ Jackamar of natives : eyes dull red ; feeds on Cantharides flies j 

 builds in marl banks like the mot-mot, without any preparation 

 except digging a hole or entrance an inch and a half in diameter ; 

 the distance of the eggs from the entrance about 18 inches ; they 

 are three in number, pure white, and nearly circular, differing only 

 one-tenth in longitudinal diameter." 



The forms which come next in our list are very numerous, and 

 from the generally dull colours of their plumage and their retired 

 habits very little is yet known of them, while the species remitted 

 from time to time to Europe are extremely difficult to make out 

 or reconcile with previous descriptions. Where we have had 

 any doubt it is marked, and to those to which a new provisional 

 name has been applied, a description and measurements are added ; 

 our con-espondent will do well to give as much attention as he 

 can to these curious and interesting forms of the Certhiadm. 



SCLERURUS ALBOGULARIS, SlJUain. ? S. 



We have no note of this species, and have only received two 

 specimens (? ? . 



Synallaxis terrestris, Jard. s. 



*' Resident ; eyes dark orange and slightly freckled ; feeds on 



