394 ' bulletin: museum of compakative zoology. 



In 1866 Dr. H. Bryant published (Proc. Best. soc. nat. hist. 11, 

 p. 89) A hst of the birds of San Domingo with descriptions of some new 

 species {Myiarchus dominicen^is, Blacicus hispaniolensis, and Loxi- 

 mitris dominicensis) . He lists 79 species. 



In the introduction to his paper he mentions a collection, made near 

 Port au Prince, Haiti by A. E. Younglove, in the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, and a small collection made by Mr. P. R. Uhler near Jeremie, 

 Haiti, in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 



This last named collection, however, cannot be found in the M. C. Z., 

 neither are there any entries in the catalogue by which it might be 

 traced. There are a few common Haitian birds in the M. C. Z. taken 

 at Port au Prince by Younglove between February and June, 1866, "^ 

 or after Bryant's visit. 



From 1869 to 1871 Dr. W. M. Gabb was engaged in making a 

 geological survey of the island for the Dominican Government. 

 During the course of his survey he collected a few birds, among them 

 the types of Tolmarchis gahhi (Lawrence) {Piiangus gabbii G. N. 

 Lawrence, Ann. Lyceum nat. hist., N. Y., 1876, p. 288) and Lawrencia 

 nana (Lawrence) {Empinonax nanus Lawrence, Ibis, 1875, p. 386). 



From 1881 to 1883 Mr. C. B. Cory assisted by Mr. M. A. Frazar 

 conducted an extensive collecting trip, during which time they cov- 

 ered the greater part of the island and obtained six species that 

 previous collectors had not secured. 



Jacana spinosa violacea {Parra violacea Corv, Bull. N. O. C, 1881, 

 p. 129). 



Calyptophihis frugivonis (Phoenicophilns frugivorm Cory, Journ. 

 Bost. zool. soc, 1883, 2). 



Rupornis ridgwayi (ibid.). 



Oidicncmus dominicensis (ibid.). 



Microligea palustris (Ligea palustris Cory, Auk, 1, p. 1). 



Lamprochelidon sclateri (Hirimdo sclateri Cory, ibid.). 



From May to July, 1883, Dr. W. L. Abbott made a collection of 

 about 175 skins from the eastern portion of the island, his collecting 

 localities being Samana and La Canita. This collection is now in the 

 Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia. 



W. B. Tristram published a note in the Ibis (1884, p. 167) on a 

 collection of San Domingo birds made by C. McGregor. Twenty- 

 nine species are represented including the Flamingo and Spoonbill, 

 not previously mentioned. 



Then follows a gap of ten years in which no ornithological articles 

 were published. During the winter of 1894-95 G. K. Cherrie collected 



