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40. Dent)roica plumbea Lawrence. 

 Fauvette Grise. 



Ten specimens, adult and half-grown, taken on the slopes of the 

 Soufriere in the vicinity of, and above Ste. Claude, during the latter 

 part of June and the early part of July. 



The avifaunas of Guadeloupe and Dominica are by no means identi- 

 cal, nevertheless many of the small birds are the same on both islands. 

 I have examined a large series of adults and young and find tha't this 

 species does not differ in the two localities. 



Adults from Dominica. 



(albinistic) 



Adults from Guadeloupe. 



I never met this bird an\T\-here but in the deep woods. It is a true 

 wood-warbler and as such does not descend into the lowlands unless 

 following some extension of the forest. In the dense dripping woods 

 that cover the sides of the Soufriere, it is often met with and is always 

 one of the first birds to answer to the " squeak." At Ste. Rose where 

 the heavy woods of Soffire are so near at hand, this little warbler 

 may be found just outside of the town. 



