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points visited. They were somewhat less numerous in the northeast 

 portion of the island, due probably to the absence of large open tracts. 

 Males were in full song throughout my stay on the island. 



A comparison of the above series with birds from Jamaica shows 

 no constant difference whereby the Jamaican bird (M. p. orpheus) 

 may be distinguished from the so-called M. p. dominiciis which has 

 heretofore been considered the resident bird of Haiti. The subspecific 

 character of M. p. dominicus is supposed to consist in the more ex- 

 tensive white at the base of the primaries, the amount, however, 

 varies to such an extent in the forms under discussion that its value 

 as a diagnostic mark is useless. It seems best therefore to consider 

 the Mockingbirds from Haiti as being identical with those of the other 

 Greater Antilles. As Mimus polyglottos orpheits (Linne, Syst. nat., 

 ed. 10, 1758, 1, 169) antedates M. p. dominicus (Linne, Syst. nat., 

 ed. 12, 1766, 1, 295) the name of the Haitian Mockingbird becomes 

 Mimus polyglottos orpheus (Linne). 



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67. Mimoctchla ardosiacea ardosiacea (Vieillot). 



Two specimens, Sosua, Choco. 



This Thrush is rather uncommon along the north coast. In addi- 

 tion to the localities noted above a few were seen at Monte Cristi. 

 At Bulla, 1200 feet, at the beginning of the pine ridge the birds were 

 somewhat more abundant. Everywhere they were very shy and 

 retiring, never venturing far from suitable cover. 



68. CORVUS LEUCOGNAPHALUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS Wurttcmburg. 



Cuervo. 



A female, Rio San Juan. 



Along the north coast this Crow is very local in its distribution. 

 Several were seen in the cactus woods near Monte Cristi. They 

 also occurred at the mouth of the Rio San Juan in some rather ex- 

 tensive mangrove swamps, but none were found except at the two 

 localities mentioned. 



69. Lawrencia NANA (Lawrencc). 



A male, Sosua. 



The bird in question, the second known record, was taken at the 

 edge of a piece of woodland on April 8. It had just flown across a 



