374 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



hacsitata and Aestrelata diaboHca one more point came to light which 

 may be of interest. Ahhough Temminck (PI. col., 1826, no. 416) 

 wrote a brief description of Aestrelata haesitata he did not figure that 

 species. His plate represents a petrel with grey upper tail-coverts 

 similar to Aestrelata cervicalis Salvin. 



14. Columba squamosa Bonnaterre. 

 Ramier. 



Seven specimens, adult and half-grown birds, from Ste. Claude, 

 July 2nd, from Ste. Rose July 13th, and from Goyave, August 31st. 



The Ramier is the principal game-bird of Guadeloupe. It is a bird 

 of the rain forest and is found only high up on the " roof of the jungle." 

 In the early morning and late afternoon scattered flocks dash by high 

 over head making for their favorite feeding grounds among the taller 

 fruit trees upon the mountain slopes. The native hunters learn to 

 know these routes of daily migration and kill great numbers of the 

 Ramier for market. 



15. Zenaida zenaida aurita (Temminck & Knip). 



Tourterelle. 



One adult female from Goyave September 1st. 



The Wood Dove is not rare in Guadeloupe but it is less abundant 

 than Gcotrijgon mystacca in company with which it is sometimes found. 

 But unlike the latter, it is widely spread over Guadeloupe and Grande 

 Terre. It prefers the water's edge and is rarely met with in the moun- 

 tains. In the open fields, especially those that are bordered with 

 Mangrove swamps, the Tourterelle is common. This environment is 

 very different from the hot, sandy hill-sides frequented by the closely 

 related Zenaida z. lucida Noble (Proc. N. E. zool. club, 1915, 5, p. 

 101-102) of St. Croix. The Tourterelle thrives well in captivity, and 

 is perhaps the commonest cage-bird seen in Guadeloupe. 



