206 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ORNITHOLOGY, VOL. I. 



Family Aluconidse. 

 Aluco pratincola bargei (Hartert). 



Strix flammed bargei Hartert, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, No. iii, 1892, 

 p. xiii. Id. Ibis, 1893, p. 124. 



Dr. Dearborn was unable to procure a specimen of this Owl. Mr. 

 Hartert considers it "not very rare in some of the rocky parts of 

 Curacao" (Ibis, 1893, p. 322). 



Family Psittacidife. 



Conurus pertinax (Linn.). 



8 specimens of this well-marked species were taken, 4 d\ 4 9 . It 

 is found throughout the island; but is more common in the western 

 part. Hartert states, "The nests are mostly built in the large ants'- 

 nests placed in trees, into which they dig holes." (Ibis, 1893, p. 

 320.) Specimens from St. Thomas agree very well with birds from 

 this island except in most cases the St. Thomas bird has the sides 

 of the head slightly darker orange, and the outer webs of third and 

 fourth primaries are as a rule more distinctly green. 



So far as known.no species of Amazona occurs on Curasao. 



Family Cuculidse. 



Crotophaga sulcirostris Swains. 

 2 specimens, both females. 



Family Caprimulgidse. 



Stenopsis cayennensis (Gmel.). 



Dr. Dearborn did not find this species on Curacao, but Mr. Hartert 

 obtained a female and two young birds. (Ibis, 1893, p. 319.) 



Family Trochilid?e. 



Chrysolampis mosquitus (Linn.}. 

 i specimen, cT. 



Chlorostilbon caribaeus Lawr. 

 14 specimens, 6 d\ 8 9. 



