OCT., 1909. BIRDS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS CORY. 223 



1909. Notes on some Birds collected during a Cruise in the Caribbean 



Sea. Ibis, 1909, p. 330. 

 Mr. Ferry remained on Blanquilla two days, February 6-7, 1909. 



Family Pelecanidse. 



Pelecanus occidentalis Linn. 



Common; no specimens taken. (Ferry.) 



Family Fregaticlfe. 



Fregata aquila (Linn.). 



Common, but no specimens taken. (Ferry.) 



Family Ardeidse. 

 Butorides virescens robinsoni (Richmond). 



Recorded by Mr. Lowe (Ibis, 1903, p. 117); not taken by Mr. 

 Ferry. 



Family Columbidae. 



Chaemepelia passerina perpallida (Hartert). 



1 specimens, 5 d\ 2 9 ; common. 



Mr. Lowe states: "The bill of the bird varies from orange and 

 orange yellow to yellow at the base. In some females the bill is 

 almost entirely black." (Ibis, 1907, p. 115.) 



Family Psittacidse. 



Amazona ochroptera rothschildi (Hartert). 



10 specimens, 8 cf , 2 ? . 



I have followed Mr. Lowe in considering the Blanquilla Parrot 

 to be rothschildi, as he has compared his specimens with the type 

 from Bonaire (Ibis, 1909, p. 330), but in the series before me none of 

 the characters given as distinguishing that species are constant, and 

 no two specimens exactly agree as to the markings, although they 

 were all taken at practically the same time. Some specimens have 

 the yellow throat, while in others it is entirely absent; still others 

 have a little yellow on the chin. The greenish bar on sides of chin, 



