310 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



These specimens agree with Jamaican skins in size and proportions 

 and are a Uttle larger than the Bahaman form C. m. maynardi Ridg. 

 In the color of the under parts this series shows a wide range of indi- 

 vidual variation. The darkest ones are exactly like the paler speci- 

 mens from Jamaica and the palest ones like the darker examples of 

 maynardi. Thus as a whole the series averages a little paler below 

 than the average of a long series of nesiotes from Jamaica. All, how- 

 ever, were taken later in the season, than any skin we have from 

 Jamaica and are without doubt somewhat faded out. 



Hybrididae. 

 Hybris perlata furcata (Temm.). 



One adult 9 , Cayman Brae, June 27. This is a very pale and 

 gray individual, rather different from ordinary specimens from 

 Jamaica or Cuba. In a long series from Jamaica, however, we have 

 one skin that agrees with it exactly. 



Caprimulgidae. 

 Chordeiles virginianus minor (Cab.). 



One adult cf , Little Cayman, July 17. 



Brown made no note on the abundance of the Little Nighthawk in 

 the Caymans, which I believe has not before been recorded from the 

 islands. It is possible that this individual may have been a migrant 

 from Cuba, where the bird breeds abundantl^r', but apparently does 

 not winter. 



PiCIDAE. 

 t COLAPTES CHRYSOCAULOSUS GUNDLACHI Cory. 



Thirteen specimens, both sexes, all adult, Grand Cayman, April, 

 May, and June. 



This series shows in a marked degree the two characters pointed out 

 by Ridgway in his Birds of North and Middle America — smaller 

 size and smaller and narrower black malar patch in the males — 

 which distinguish it from the Cuban form. It is confined to Grand 

 Cavman. 



