340 G. E. Verrill — Fauna of the Island of Dominica. 



Family, Hirundinid^. 



41. Progne dominicensis (Gmel.). "Hirondelle," Pat. and Fr. (Swallow). 



A martin or large swallow was observed rather commonly about 

 Roseau, but very rarely seen elsewhere. No specimens were taken, 

 but it was undoubtedly the above species which was obtained by Mr. 

 Ober. 



Family, Vireonid.e. 



42. Vireo calidris (Liuu.). "Cheweck Tetlong," Pat. (Fr. Tete longue, Long 



head). 

 Vireosylvia altUoqua (Vieill.) ; Tayl. List. 

 Vireosylvia calidris var. dominicana Lawr. ; Lawr. List. 

 Vireosylvia calidris (Linn.); Scl. List. 



Common and widely distributed. In habits and note resembling 

 V. oUvaceus. Very likely, as Mr. Ober thought, this bird is a 

 summer visitor only, for our first specimen was not taken until 

 March '27. 



Sexes much alike. Iris generally brown, but in one specimen, a 

 female, it was red ; upper mandible dark hoi"n, the lower bluish- 

 white. S 671-3^-2^-10 ; 7-31-2^;; -10 ; 6^-3^-2^. ? 6^-3-2-91 ; 

 6-3|-2y^g-9 ; 6f-3-2i3^-9f. Exposed culmen in S -65, in $ -60 ; 

 tarsus in both sexes '15. 



Family, Ccerebid^. 



43. Ccereba dominicana (Taylor). "Sucner," Pat. and Fr. (Sugarmaker.) 

 Certhiola dominicana Taylor ; Tayl., Lawr., and Scl. Lists. 



Abundant almost everywhere. Sexes similar. One of the males 

 (perhaps immature), differs from the others in having the anterior 

 half of the superciliary line bright yellow, very little grey on the 

 forehead, and the back greyish black instead of jet black as in the 

 others. Bill black, legs and feet dark brown, They seem to vary 

 much in size, the wings of the males ranging from 2^-2^, the tails 

 from If-H, the bills from -SS-'SO and the tarsi from •74--66. S 4|- 



" Nest built almost anywhere, composed of a great variety of materials, Some- 

 times it is very beautiful and composed wholly of moss. Generally globular in shape 

 with the opening on one side. Breeds continually from February to May." — (a. h. v.) 



One nest in the collection was taken at Laudat, March 26th, and 

 contained two slightly incubated eggs. It is globular in shape with 

 the opening on one side and composed of leaves, grass, roots and 

 stems. The mouth of the opening is lined with very fine rootlets 



