ART. 25] NOTES ON HISPANIOLAN BIRDS — WETMORE AND LINCOLN 21 

 BUTEO JAMAICENSIS JAMAICENSIS (Graelin) 



West Indian Red-tailed Hawk 



Falco jamaicensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. 1, pt. 1, 1788, p. 266 (Jamaica). 



This hawk was recorded at Kenskoff on March 22, and at Terrier 

 Rouge on March 27. In the La Hotte region it was fairly common, 

 though its abundance was difficult to ascertain because of the heavy 

 forest. In this area it was noted at Donte, April 7; Bois Lacombe, 

 April 10 and 24; and near La Cour Z'Anglais, April 12, 22, and 23. 

 On the slopes of Pic de Macaya it was recorded regularly from 

 April 14 to 21. Individuals were observed on lie a Vache on April 28 

 and 30; one was seen on Beata Island, Dominican Republic, on May 

 15; and one near Habanero, Dominican Republic, on May 19. 



BUTEO RIDGWAYI (Cory) 



Ridgwat's Hawk 



Rii-pornis ridgwayi Cory, Quart. Journ. Boston Zool. Soc, vol. 2, Oct. 1883, p. 46 

 (Samand, Dominican Republic). 



The first of these hawks was seen on April 25 circling over heavy 

 rain forest near Geffrard, Haiti. On lie a Vache several were 

 observed. On April 28, low, chattering calls brought to attention 

 one that rested on the edge of a partly completed nest in the top of a 

 royal palm 10 meters from the ground. Tliis bird was taken and 

 proved to be a female. Two more were seen circling over low hills 

 during that same forenoon, one was noted on the following day, and 

 two more on April 30. One was observed on Beata Island, Dominican 

 Republic, on May 11. The notes of this species are higher in pitch 

 than those of Buteo magnirostris of continental America. 



PANDION HAUAETUS CAROLINENSIS (Gmelin) 



OSPREY 



Falco carolinensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. 1, pt. 1, 1788, p. 273 (South Carolina). 



One osprey was recorded over the harbor at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 

 on March 22, and another on lie a Vache on April 29. The latter 

 seems to constitute an unusually late record. 



Family FALCONIDAE, Falcons and Caracaras 



FALCO SPARVERIUS DOMINICENSIS Gmelin 



Hispaniolan Sparrow Hawk 



Falco dominicensis Gmelin, Sj'st. Nat., vol. 1, pt. 1, 1788, p. 285 (Hispaniola). 



Sparrow hawks were observed regularly in the suburbs of Port-au- 

 Prince, and their passage frequently caused some commotion among 

 the palm-chats. They were recorded at Dessalines on March 25, 



