388 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



37. Progne dominicensis (Gmelin). 



Hirondelle de Dominique. 



Six specimens of both sexes from Goyave, August 30th and 31st 

 This species is not rare about the low plantations of the east coast of 

 Guadeloupe and of Grande Terre. The first bird I saw upon reaching 

 Guadeloupe, June 22d, was a martin flying about the stern of the 'S'essel. 

 A flock seemed not only in color but in flight like great tree-swallows 

 hovering overhead. On the west coast the bird was exceedingly 

 rare and it was not until I had taken up my abode at Goyave that I 

 really became acquainted with it. On warm moist evenings, so char- 

 acteristic of the Windward Islands, widely scattered flocks of Progne 

 dominicensis and Ncphoecctes yiiger jamaicensis would appear and 

 skim over the cane-fields. During the heat of the day neither of these 

 birds is visible. In the early morning especially along the water- 

 front I found this Martin rather abundant. 



38. Vireosylva calidris barbadensis Ridgway. 



Siffleur. 



Five specimens from Goyave and the Soufriere taken the first week 

 in July and the last week in August. 



When passing through the patches of hardwood trees that skirt 

 the deep forests one is sure to hear the whistle of this bird coming 

 from the top of some lofty forest giant, and even among the scrubby 

 growths of the lowlands one may often hear that same clear note. 

 In writing of this bird Ballet (Loc. cit., p. 22) says: — 



" On lui a donne ce nom, parce qu'il imite parfaitement le sifilet de 

 la voix humaine. II se tient dans les bois. On croit toujours quand 

 on I'entend que c'est un homme qui en appelle un autre. II n'y a 

 point d'etranger qui n'y soit trompe." 



This bird resembles the Red-eyed Vireo not only in its choice of a 

 home but also in its actions, in its song, and its nest building. 



