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the mountains than down near the coast. Frequents the low scrub 

 timber; seldom seen more than fifteen or twenty feet from the ground. 

 Sometimes found deep in the dark forest and again in the low trees 

 far out on the savannas. 



37. Myiarchus dominicensis Bryant. MANUELITA; CABE- 

 SON Tolerably common. Observed in all the localities visited, 

 but most common near the coast. Fifty-three specimens were 

 secured. 



38. Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmel.). PE-TIGRE Twenty- 

 three specimens were collected. Apparently not common. 



39. Antrostomus carolinensis (Gm.~). QUIERO-BEBER; QUE- 

 RE-BE-BE. Only one specimen collected, Catare, February 3, but 

 often heard on clear evenings. 



40. Chaetura zonaris (Shaw). One specimen was taken at 

 San Domingo City. Great flocks were often observed sailing about, 

 especially toward dusk, but ordinarily they were out of range. This 

 is, I believe, the first record of a specimen of this species having 

 been actually taken in San Domingo. 



41. Lampornis dominicus (Linn.}. ZUMBADOR, DOCTOR BIRD 

 Tolerably common at all localities visited. 



42. Mellisuga minima (Linn.}. ZUMBADORCITO Common 

 enough but very difficult to collect. In the first place, one is shoot- 

 ing at an exeedingly small mark, and next, if your bird does fall, the 

 chances are greatly against your finding the little bunch of feathers 

 amid the thicket of leaves in the dense undergrowth that everywhere 

 covers the ground. Both the male and female "sing," their favorite 

 resort for this performance seeming to be the topmost branch of some 

 dead leafless tree-top, where, for long intervals, the birds may be 

 seen and heard. The head seems to be thrown back and turned from 

 side to side, with a rather short, quick jerky movement as the sharp, 

 high-pitched "cheep-cheep-cheep" notes are uttered in quick suc- 

 cession. 



43. Sporadinus elegans (Vieill.}. ZUMBADOR This species 

 of humming bird was not common, and was only observed in two 

 localities, Catare and Aguacate. I collected sixteen specimens. All 

 were taken in the darkest parts of the forest, low down, from six to 

 ten feet from the ground. The two foregoing species seem to like 



