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Rallid^. 



Rallus minutus. 



jamaicensis. 



virginianiis. 



Aramus scolopaceus. 



ANATINiE. 



Dendronessa sponsa. 

 Boschas fera. 



crecca(Ainer.). 



discors. 



discors Occident. 



Dafila caudacuta. 

 Chauliodus streperus. 

 Anas clypeata. 

 Mareca americana. 

 Anas ? fistularis. 



Parra Jacana. 



variabilis. 



Gallinula Galatea. 

 Martinica. 



NATATORES. 



FUHGULIN^. 



Fuligula marita. 



cristata. 



Anas } jamaicensis. 

 Anas ? spinosa. 

 Anas ? dominica. 



Podiceps cristatus. 

 auritus. 



PELECANIDiE. 



Pelecanus fuscus. 

 Tachy petes aquilus. 

 Phaeton sethereus. 



Larid^. 



Larus atricilla. 



argentatus. 



parasiticus. 



Sterna fuliginosa. 



minuta. 



stolida. 



Thalassidroma pelagica. 

 Wilsonii. 



Note. — I have been guilty of discourtesy to some authors by ex- 

 cluding species from the catalogue which are assigned to Jamaica in 

 their works. I have never discovered them, and I must plead that 

 they may still reward my more successful researches. I have not 

 included St. Domingo (Haiti) in my list, as I have no local know- 

 ledge of its ornithology, but from the writings of Vieillot it appears 

 more extensive than either Cuba or Jamaica. 



Regarding an ornithological province as a portion of the earth con- 

 taining in it a greater number of land species peculiar to, and not ex- 

 tending beyond it, than of those common to it and adjoining coun- 

 tries, it may be asked — Are the greater Antilles a distinct ornitholo- 

 gical province, or merely a portion of that of Mexico or the United 

 States ? 



There are however curious diiFerences in the birds of the several 

 West Indian islands. Trinidad has a diversified ornithology, appa- 

 rently identical with the South American continent. Many of the 

 pigeons, woodpeckers and humming-birds differ. The Columba 

 carolin. extends to Cuba and Haiti, but not to Jamaica. The Col. 

 Caribbcsa appears confined to the latter. The Lampornis mango of 

 Jamaica is represented in Haiti by gramineus. There appears in the 

 former island only one woodpecker, the Ficus carolin., while in Cuba 



