326 G. E. Verrill — Fauna of the Island of i>otninica. 



fi'om both Guadeloupe and Martinique, it was also taken in the latter 

 island, by Mr. Richardson (Auk, iv, p. 96), and at St. Kitts by Mr. 

 C. S. Winch (ib. viii, p. 48) and recorded from the Greater Antilles 

 and Grenada by Mr. Cory (ib. iv, p. 43). 



Apparently it is mainly confined to the mountains, as all we ob- 

 served were seen at quite an altitude, and the common English name 

 is " Mountain Hawk," while the other names, with the exception of 

 the first, are also applied to the following species. I am at a loss to 

 account for the name " Nonnette " (Osprey) as applied to this bird. 



Iris (in specimens taken), brown in the male, red in the female ; 

 legs and feet yellow ; bill dark horn-color, lighter at the base. 

 5 TU-'Jf-S. ? lU-74-5. 



" Eggs all badly incubated. Breeds in hollow trees or on cliffs." — (a. h. v.) 



20. FalCO Caribbaearum Gmel. -'Gue Gue," Pat.; "Killee Killee," Pat. 

 Tinnunculus sparverius antillarum {Gme\.); Lawr. List. 



Tinnunculus caribhcearum (Gmel.) ; Scl. List. 



Rather common, but not abundant. It much resembles F. sparve- 

 rius in its habits and notes. It is a rather peculiar fact that all the 

 specimens obtained, four in number, were males. Taken from April 

 14 to May 24. 



Irides brown; cere, eyelids, feet and tarsi, orange yellow; bill bluish 

 grey at the base, black at the tip. $ 11-6-2^-5^-20; 1 1^-6^-5 J^ ; 

 ll^-6f-.5y=^^. In all specimens, tarsus 1^, bill (cere to tip), ^. 



21. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmel.). Fish Hawk. 



Pandion lialiceliis (Linn.) ; Lawr. List. 

 Seen several times flying over. 



Family, Strigidje. 



22. Strix flammea nigrescens Lawr. "Shawah," Pat. (probably from 



Fr. Chat-huant, Screech Owl) ; " Owl," Eng. 



Rather rare. Like the European species, it is found principally 

 around old deserted houses, in the church towers, and similar places, 

 where it also breeds. This bird, like many of its family elsewhere, 

 is regarded wiih superstition by the natives and looked on as a 

 " Jumbie Bird," or one possessed of evil spirits. 



Sexes unlike. Irides dull, yellowish brown ; feet and legs dark 

 brown ; feet and toes very sparsely feathered ; bill vei-y light yellow. 



$ (from skin), wing 9^, tail 4;^, tai'sus 2. 



