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at Trou on March 26, and at Terrier Rouge on March 27 and 30, where 

 one was observed repeatedly attacking a red-tailed hawk. On April 

 5, near Aquin, one was seen carrying a lizard nearly a foot long. In 

 the open, settled region about the base of the La Hotte Mountains 

 the sparrow hawk was common, and was recorded at Deron, April 8 ; 

 from Deron to Bois Lacombe, April 9; at Desbarriere, April 10; 

 and from Desbarriere to La Cour Z'Anglais, April IL None was 

 found on Pic de Macaya, and the bird does not appear to find haunts 

 to its liking in rain-forest areas. On our return one was seen above the 

 crossing of the Roseaux River below Bois Lacombe on April 23, and 

 another at Geffrard on April 25. On lie a Vache the birds were 

 fairly common, and one was taken on April 29. 



Sparrow hawks were recorded further at Las Matas, Dominican 

 Republic, May 6; between San Juan and Barahona, May 7 and 19; 

 and at Barahona, May 19. They were common near Thomazeau, 

 Haiti, May 22, and near L'Arcahaie, May 23. None was observed 

 on Beata Island, though they may occur there locall}^. 



Order GALLIFORMES 

 Family NUMIDIDAE, Guinea-fowl 



NUMIDA GALEATA Pallas 



Guinea Hen 



Numida galeata Pallas, Spicilegia zoologica, vol. 1, fasc. 4, 1767, p. 13 (based on 

 domesticated bird). 



Guineas were seen near L'Arcahaie, Haiti, on March 25, and at 

 Pont de I'Estere on March 31 two flocks were found feeding in partly 

 open fields among scattered growths of mesquite. Wlien flushed, 

 they flew high over the trees. On May 20, one was observed from 

 the car on Morne a Cabrits, and on May 23 one was seen near L'Arca- 

 haie. At this season they were reported to be nesting. 



Order GRUIFORMES 

 Family ARAMIDAE, Limpkins 



ARAMUS PICTUS ELUCUS Peters 



LiMPKIN 



Arainiis piclus eliicus Peters, Occ. Pap. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 5, Jan. 30, 

 1925, p. 143 (Sosua, Dominican Republic). 



One limpkin was observed in a flooded area beyond Damien, Haiti, 

 on May 6. At Barahona, George Hamor described one that had 

 been killed recently near by. 



