182 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XX.2,3&4. 



S8. Florida caerulea, Linn. Blue Gaulding. 



Ardea coerulea. Leotaud No. 216. 



Not rare. Noted at Uslne Ste. Madeleine on August 12, 1919 

 fcut seen on several other occasions. I have no records of food or 

 nesting. In St. Vincent it is said to eat mole crickets. 



99. Ardcc cgretta, Gmel. Large White Egret. 

 Leotaud No. 214. 

 One was seen at Harmony Hall pond on July 29 and 30, 1920. 



Family COLYMBIDAE Grebes. 



lOO, Tachybaptus brachyrhynchus, Chapn. Little Grebe or Diver. 

 Podiceps dominicus. Leotaud No. 276. 

 One was seen on a pond at La Fortunee estate on November 7, 

 1918 just a few feet from a young alHgator. I shot at the alligator 

 and both immediately dived and apparently met unexpectedly 

 beneath the surface of the water, as the little diver shot up a few 

 seconds after in a state of great commotion. 



Family TINAMIDAE TiNAMous. 



iOl. Crypturuspdeuius, Bodd. Caille or Quail. 

 Tinamus sovi. Leotaud No. 205. 

 The shining purplish eggs of this bird were brought in to me on 

 October 16, 1920 by a man who found them on the ground in the 

 forest in the Maracas Valley. They were recently laid. 



