366 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



The Sparrow Hawk is a common bird throughout the whole of the 

 lowlands of both Guadeloupe and Grande Terre. It is the only 

 resident hawk although several others occur as stragglers. In habits 

 it resembles Cerchneis sparverius sparvcrius but seems more sluggish 

 in flight. During the heat of the day it glides almost wearily over the 

 plantations or dozes on some palmiste in the full glare of the sun. 



5. loNORNis MARTiNicus (Linne). 

 Poule d'eau a Cachet Vert. 



One adult purchased at La Moule. 



This specimen was taken sometime during 1913. It was the last 

 Purple Gallinule that had been seen on Grande Terre. As with the 

 rails, this species has probably disappeared from Guadeloupe be- 

 cause of the Mongoose. 



6. Gallinula chloropus cachinnans Bangs. 

 Poule d'eau a Cachet Rouge. 



Two adults, a male and a female from Grand Etang, Cluny, near 

 Ste. Rose taken July 24th. 



As already mentioned the gallinules are almost extinct in Guade- 

 loupe. I do not believe there were more than three pair breeding in 

 the Grand Etang. Bangs (Proc. N. E. zool. club, 1915, 5, p. 93-99) 

 has recently' revised the American forms of Gallimila chloropus and 

 has referred the Guadeloupe bird to the northern race. The measure- 

 ments of the two specimens noted above are included in his revision. 



7. AcTiTis macularia (Linne). 



L'Alouette de Mer. 



One adult, a female, from Ste. Rose, July 15th. 

 On the north shore of Guadeloupe near Ste. Rose I found the 

 Spotted Sandpiper the first week in July. It is very likely that the 



