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70. QEdicnemus dominicensis Cory. BOUKARA Frequently 

 met with in the houses of the natives, where they are kept to destroy 

 the scorpions, centipedes, cockroaches, etc. 



71. /Egialitis vocifera (Linn.) During my stay in San 

 Domingo I found the Killdee fairly common along the water courses 

 near the coast, and indeed it is probably a resident breeding bird. 

 The ovaries and oviducts of specimens taken during March indicated 

 that the birds were breeding and I took a nearly fully developed egg 

 from the oviduct of one killed March 24. 



72. Totanus solitarius (Wils.) Met with on two occasions 

 only, March 16 and April 27, near San Domingo City along the 

 Ozama River. 



73. Actitis macularia (Linn.) Noted at all the points vis- 

 ited, but not common. 



74. Ardea herodias Linn. Individuals were frequently noted 

 along the shores of the Ozama River, near San Domingo City, but 

 none were collected. 



75. Ardea cserulea Linn. Only one specimen was collected, 

 but it is not uncommon along many of the water courses, especially 

 near the coast. 



76. Ardea virescens Linn. MARTINETE. Quite common in all 

 suitable localities. 



77. Nycticorax violacens (Linn.) Seen on several occasions 

 near San Domingo City on the Ozama River. 



78. Jacana spinosa (Linn.) Quite common along the Ozama 

 River. Young downy birds were found with the parents April 26. 



In freshly killed birds the shield, spurs and bill are orange yellow; 

 base of maxilla blue gray; eye dusky; feet and legs dusky olive. 



79. Fulica americana Gmel. Frequently seen near the river 

 banks and along the lagoons. 



80. Dendrocygna arborea (Linn.). YAGUASA This is a resi- 

 dent species and not uncommon in some localities. 



