(522 CATALOGUE OF BIRDS OF GRENADA. 



Family FALCONID^. 



36. Falco columbarius Liuii. Pigeon Hawk. 



(5 Length, 12 inches; expanse, 24^ inches; wing, 8 inches. 



Migiant; a few arrive with the Limicolce in August and September, 

 and frequent the pastures near the sea-coast. They prey on the small 

 sandpipers, &c. 



[This hawk has not been observed before in the Lesser Antilles. — 

 G. K L.] 



37. Tinnunculus sparverius caribbaearum (Gin.). Sparrow Hawk. 

 Kesident ; rare and rather shy ; occasionally seen darting across a 



pasture or into a flock of birds ; have not been able to procure the ne«t. 



38. Pandion halieetus caroliuensis (Gm.). Osprey. Fish Hawk. 



9 Length, 23 inches; expanse, 67^ inches; wing. 20 inches; tail, 9 

 inches. 



This large and powerful bird is a non-resident, though a straggler or 

 two may be observed all the year round. It generally arrives about 

 the mouth of August, and frequents the bays along the eastern coast 

 of the island. It sometimes follows the streams for three or four miles 

 inland. The specimen from which the above measurements were taken 

 was shot on the Great River, near to the Balthazar Bridge. It had a 

 most unpleasant odor, and was infested with vermiu of three kinds. A 

 remarkable coincidence was, that, whilst I was dissecting this bird, a 

 second (probably its mate) flew past, within twenty feet of the window 

 at which I sat. The talons of this bird are remarkably well adapted 

 for holding its slippery prey. I once observed a fish-hawk swoop down 

 into the boncherie at Telescope and rise again slowly with a fish in its 

 talons. I ran, endeavoring to get a shot at it, when it took fright, 

 and, dropping its prey on the sands, was soon out of range. The fish 

 I picked up, and found it to be a " Grand-ecaille" which weighed nearly 

 four pounds. This bird does not nest on the island. 



39. Biiteo latissimus (Wils.). Chicken Hawk. Gree-gree. 



S Length, 16 inches ; exi^anse, 34|^ inches ; wing, 11 inches. 



? Length, 15 inches; expanse, 34| inches; wing, lOJ inches. 



Numerous; feeds on lizards, rats, snakes, young birds, «&c., and occa- 

 sionally makes a raid on the poultry yard ; breeds on the fronds of the 

 palmiste, and on large trees like the silkaotton {Ceiba) ; nest a large 

 bulky structure of dry sticks ; eggs two, buff color, spotted and blotched 

 with reddish-brown. 



40. Regerhinus uncinatus (Tennn.). Merliou. Mountain Hawk. 



No. A.— Blue Hawk. $ . Sp. ?. Morne Rouge, 26 March, 1885. 16 

 16 inches by 31 1 by 10 inches. 



