ART. 25] NOTES ON HISPANIOLAN BIRDS — WETMORE AND LINCOLN 39 



with only a little buff at the tips, and a wash on the under surface, 

 instead of being entirely deep buff; and the bird is blacker with less 

 mottling above. Curiously enough, it is the first specimen of the 

 male sex known, as Lonnberg's tj'pe in Stockholm, the specimen at 

 Tring, and the one in the United States National Museum are all 

 females. Also the bird illustrated by Rabie^ is a female, as indicated 

 by the extent of the liglit tips on the outer rectrices and their deep- 

 buff coloration. 



The skin from Terrier Rouge has the following measurements: 

 Wing 174, tail 144, culmen from base 16, tarsus 17.5 mm. 



CHORDEILES MINOR VICINUS Kiley 



Baiiaman Nighthawk 

 Chordeiles virginianus vicinus Riley, Auk, 1903, p. 432 (Long Island, Baliamas). 



Near Las Matas, Dominican Republic, on the evening of May 6, 

 we observed one individual. On May 19, 10 kilometers east of San 

 Juan, following a drenching rain several were coursing over the 

 mesquite scrub with their characteristic notes. A male taken is 

 referable to the present race. 



Order MICROPODIFORMES 

 Family MICROPODIDAE, Swifts 



NEPHOECETES NIGER NIGER (Gmelin) 



Antillean Black Swift 

 Hirundo nigra Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. 1, pt. 2, 1789, p. 1025 (Hispaniola). 



The following records pertain to black swifts seen flying in pairs, 

 trios, or small parties high in the air: Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 

 23; Geffrard, April 7; Desbarriere, April 11; Pic de Macaya, April 15, 

 17, and 21; Les Glaces, April 24; Post Avance, April 25; Belladere, 

 May 6; Las Cahobes and Morne k Cabrits, May 20; San Juan, 

 Dominican Republic, May 7 and 19. 



STREPTOPROCNE ZONARIS PALLIDIFRONS (Hartert) 



Antillean Cloud Swift 



Chactura zonaris pallidifrons Harteut, Ibis, 1896, p. 368 (Ferry River, St. 

 Catherine, Jamaica). 



On a high ridge above Donte, Haiti, a male cloud swdft in breeding 

 condition was collected on April 7, and a companion was seen. Others 

 were observed at Bois Lacombe on April 9 and 23, and near our 

 camp on Pic de Macaya on April 13 and 17. 



s Wetmore, Auk, vol. 47, 1930, pi. 47. 



