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of them (a male and a female) lack the buffy cinnamon band across 

 the breast which is present in normal Santo Domingan specimens. 

 The third (a female) shows decided erythestic tendencies. 



22. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmelin). 



A rather rare winter visitant. One was seen near Monte Christi 

 on February 17. 



23. Rallus longirostris caribaeus Ridgway. 



A male. Monte Christi, February IS. 



This specimen, taken at the border of an extensive mangrove 

 swamp near Monte Cristi is the first known instance of the occurrence 

 of this rail on the island. 



A comparison with a series of birds from Jamaica and Cuba fails 

 to reveal any differences by which the Haitian bird may be separated 

 from R. I. caribaeus or the so-called R. I. cubanus. 



24. Gallinula chloropus cachinnans Bangs. 



Gall cr eta. 



Two females, El B.atey, April 5. 



The Gallinule is a rather common resident along the reed-grown 

 banks of lagoons and sluggish streams. 



On April 5, I found adults with young still in the black down in a 

 large lagoon at El Batey. About sundown on the same day, while 

 riding from El Batey to Cabarete, we passed a flock of a dozen or 

 more adults drawn up on the bank of the Yasica River where they 

 were preening themselves apparently not noticing us as we pulled 

 up our horses to watch them. 



25. loNORNis MARTINICA (Liijne). 



Two males, Monte Cristi and El Batey. 



This species is not very common; only one other was seen besides 

 the two taken. Natives to whom I showed the specimens seemed to 

 be unfamiliar with it. 



