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17. G-eotrygon mystacea (Temm). "Perdrix keesong," Pat. (probably 



from Fr. Perdrix croissaut, Crescent Partridge.). 



The inhabitants told ns of a "perdrix" called by the above Patois 

 name and stated that it was found in miich the same localities and 

 had habits very similar to the foi'mer species but was much rarer. 



Before I arrived one was shown to my brother, by Mr, Hennessey 

 Dupigny I think, but it was so badly shot and injured that my 

 brother, not realizing at the tim^e its rarity on the island, did not 

 preserve it. Though I saw no specimens myself, I have no doubt 

 from the descriptions of my brother and Mr. Dupigny that the 

 Dominican " Perdrix keesong " is the above species, recorded from 

 both Guadeloupe and Martinique by Dr. L'Herminier, and taken on 

 the former island only, by Mr. Ober, and according to him, there 

 called " Perdrix croissant " from the white crescent-shaped mark 

 under the eye. Also given from St. Lucia and Guadeloupe by Mr. 

 Cory (Auk, vol. iv, p. 118), and taken at Martinique by Mr. W. B. 

 Richai'dson (ib. p. 96). 



Order, RAPTORES. 



Family, Falconid.e. 



18. Buteo latissilTlTlS (Wils.). " Malfeenee," Pat. 

 Buieo pennsylvanicus (Wils.); Lawr. and Sol. Lists. 



Common, widely distributed, and much more tame and unsuspicious 

 than in the ITnited States. We found it particularly common in the 

 vicinity of Bass-en-ville. Observed from the time Ave arrived till we 

 left. In several of the specimens taken, the stomach contained 

 nothing but large caterpillars. All our specimens, six in number, 

 were in the fully adult plumage. 



Sexes alike. Iris white. 5 15^-10^-6f-.32. $ 1.5i-10|-G^-3.3 ; 

 15^-10|-6i-33. In all specimens ; bill, cere to tip, f ; tarsus 2. 



19. FalCO COlumbariuS Linn. "Nonnette," Pat. and Fr. (Osprey); " Gue 



Giie,"Pat. ; "Killee Killee," Pat. ; " Mountain Hawk," Eng. 



Rather rare but generally veiy tame. Neither Mr. Ober nor Mr. 

 Ramage took this bird in Dominica, nor is it mentioned at all in Mr. 

 Lawrence's List of the Birds observed among the Lesser Antilles by 

 Mr. Ober, and Mr. Taylor does not mention seeing it anywhere 

 among the West Indies, all of which seems rather strange, as we 

 took two specimens, a pair (Mar. 7 and A})ril 12), and saw others, 

 and my brother found its nest, proving it to be a resident, at least 

 during the breeding season. Dr. L'Herminier, however, gives it 



