380 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



In other parts of the island the species was less common, rare in 

 fact on the west coast. Mr. Delphine Duchamp of Goyave believes 

 the woodpecker had become more abundant about his plantation 

 within the last ten years. 



25. Eulampis jugularis (Linne). 

 Gros-Colibri. Oiseau-Mouche a Gorge Rouge. 



Four adults from the Soufriere June 26th- July 4th, and five adults 

 from Ste. Rose July 8th-10th. 



The Gros-Colibri is the commonest hummer on the island. It 

 seems to prefer the higher altitudes. About the coffee plantations 

 of Ste. Claude where the banana flowers were a further attraction this 

 Red-throated Hummer is abundant. It likes to bask in the morning 

 sun and often selects a roadside twig for a perch. The small boys 

 set out straws smeared with gum on these perches and catch the bird 

 as it alights. Like all of the island hummers this one is easily excited 

 and comes readily to the "squeak." It then utters at short intervals 

 a clear "seep." 



On July 18th near Cluny I found a nest with its coriipliment of two 

 eggs. The nest was larger than one of the Ruby-throat's {Archilochus 

 cohihris) but it was about the same in structure. The eggs were 

 chalky white. 



26. Sericotes holosericeus holosericeus (Linne). 

 Colibri Bleu. Oiseau-Mouche Bleu. 



Two adult ihales from Ste. Claude July 2nd and Goyave August 30th. 



The Green-throated Hummer is the rarest of the three species of 

 Colibri found in Guadeloupe. I observed it in the uplands associated 

 with Eulampis jugularis, but never in the lowlands. 



27. Orthorhyncus exilis exilis (Gmelin). 



Fou-Fou. Oiseau-Mouche huppe. 



One pair of adults from the Soufriere, June 26th and 29th, and one 

 adult male from Ste. Rose July 12th. 



