36o N£STS AND EGGS OF NON^INDIGENOUS BIRDS. 



MARTINIQUE GALLINULE. 



PORPHYRIO MARTINICUS {LinnCBUs), 



Two British records. A sedentary species. There 

 can be no doubt that the individuals in question had 

 escaped from captivity, perhaps from passing ships. 

 Habitat: Tropical and sub-tropical America. 



=^PASSENGER PIGEON. 



ECTOPISTES MIGRATORIUS {Liimmts). 



Several British records. A migratory species, and 

 one which could probably cross the Atlantic, but un- 

 fortunately the species is largely kept in confinement, 

 and has even been turned loose in our islands, so that 

 the individuals recorded are subject to the gravest doubt. 

 Habitat: North America. North-eastern States, and 

 Canada, up to lat. 65^ in summer ; United States in 

 winter. 



