G. E. Yerrill — Fauna of tlie Island of Dominica. :33 7 



egg completely covering this end ; the other is not so heavily 

 •marked and has a few small spots and blotches over the rest of the 

 surface. They measure -Y^X'SG and .VGX'oS. Plate xxv, figs. 5 

 and 6. 



36. Elaenea pagana raartinica (Linn.). '-Cheweck," Pat (from the note) 

 Elainea martinica (Linn.) ; Tayl., Lavvr., and ScL Lists. 



Common. Generally found at quite an elevation. In habits it 

 much resembles our Pewee {^Sayornis pJuehe). 



Sexes alike in plumage. Iris dark brown ; upper mandible dark 

 horn-color, lower mandible yellow, running into dark horn at the 

 tip; legs and feet black. <5 6^-3^-8-10| ; 7-3j-2f. ? 6f-3^-2-|- 

 10; 1-H-n- 



" Nest resembles that of Empidonax minimus. Eggs very variable. Generally 

 white, spotted about the larger end with lilac and brown. Sometimes closely resem- 

 bling those of the ' Teeteen ' but larger." — (a. h. v.) 



A nest in the collection, taken April 16th, contained three fresh 

 eggs. It is compactly built of dry stems, fine grass, and vegetable 

 fibre and is lined with the same and some down from the silk-cotton 

 tree. It measures 2^ in. across the top and If in. high. The cavity 

 is If across the top and l^ deep. 



The eggs are white with fine, light sepia-brown and grey spots 

 (the brown greatly predominating), confluent, and forming a ring- 

 about, and even in one case covering, the large end. On the rest of 

 the egg the spots are much lighter. Taken as a whole the markings 

 are more in number and finer than in D. petechia nielanoptera. The 

 eggs measure •68X*49; •68X*48; -eSX'Sl. Plate xxv, figs. 7 and 8. 



Family, Feingillid^. 



37. Loxigilla noctis SChlateri Allen. ;; "Penwe," ? "Masong," Pat. 



(Probably from Fr. Pere noir, Black father, and Mere sang, Blood-colored 

 mother in allusion to the black male and rather rusty colored female). Also 

 called "Robin" and "Plantain-eater." 

 Loxlgilla nodis (Linn.) ; Tayl., Lawr., and Scl. Lists. 



Very abundant,' especially in the valleys and about the plantations 

 and towns. These were generally the first birds to respond to the 

 call made by sucking the back of the hand, and invariably mani- 

 fested great anxiety and excitement. The sexes are usually very 

 different but subject to great variation. In this connection Mr. 

 Alien, who made a careful examination of our series, wi'ites: "Three 

 males present much variation in the amount of rufous on the lower 

 tail-coverts and the size of the supra-loral spot. These, with other 

 Dominican specimens before me, show that the rufous maj^ be en- 



