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MYIARCHUS DOMINICENSIS (Bryant) 



HisPANioLAN Flycatcher 



Tyrannula slolida (var. dotninicensis) Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 

 11, May 1867, p. 90 (Port-au-Prince, Haiti). 



This flycatcher was observed commonly in the lowlands of both 

 countries. In Haiti it was recorded as follows: Dessalines, March 25; 

 Trou, March 26, one collected and others seen; Terrier Rouge,March 

 27, common on Morne des Mammelles, one taken; Aux Cayes, April 6 

 and 26; lie a Vache, April 27 to 30, common, several taken; Thoma- 

 zeaii, May 22, common in the Cul-de-Sac plain; and L'Arcahaie, 

 May 23, one taken and others seen or heard. None were observed in 

 the La Hotte region. 



In the Dominican Republic this flycatcher was particularly numer- 

 ous in the desert region between Azua and Boca del Baos, May 19. 

 One was taken at La Cienaga south of Barahona, May 9, and another 

 on Beata Island, May IL This last was the only one noted on Beata 

 although the habitat would seem to be suited to its needs. 



BLACICUS HISPANIOLENSIS HISPANIOLENSIS (Bryant) 



HisPANiOLAN Wood Peweb 



Tyrannula carribaea (var. hispaniolensis) Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 

 vol. 11, May 1867, p. 91 (Port-au-Prince, Haiti). 



At Terrier Rouge, Haiti, from March 27 to 30, this species was fairly 

 common, particularly around the base of Morne des Mammelles, 

 where three specimens were taken. It was recorded at Geffrard, on 

 April 7, and at our camp on Pic de Macaya, from Ai)ril 12 to 21, one 

 or two were seen every day, the birds ranging through the forest to 

 the top of the mountain. In the clearings near camp they perched 

 in low bushes, while in the great pines of the higher altitudes they fre- 

 quently rested on the highest of dead limbs, at times beyond gunshot. 



On April 23, while at Amiel, below Desbarriere, we observed one 

 that was extraordinarily fearless as it repeatedly captured insects 

 within 3 or 4 feet of us. One was taken on May 19 about 4 miles 

 north of Habanero, Dominican Republic, and a few others were seen 

 along the road between that point and San Juan. The species is 

 thus one that can accommodate its life to arid or humid regions at need. 



ELAENEA ALBICAPILLA (Vieillot) 



HiSPANIOLAN ElAENIA 



Mxisdca'pa albicapilla Vieillot, Hist. Nat. Ois. Amer. Sept., vol. 1, 1807, p. 66, 

 pi. 37 ("Saint-Domingue" = Hispaniola.) 



We found the elaenia only in the La Hotte Mountains of western 

 Haiti. It was first obtained on April 17 on Pic de Macaya at an alti- 

 tude of about 1,700 meters. On April 30 two more were obtained 

 a few hundred feet lower, and still others were seen or heard. All 



