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GRANDE CAYEMITE ISLAND 



The island of Grande Cayeraite, located near the center of the 

 northern shore of the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, is nearly 

 9 kilometers long by 5 kilometers broad, and rises to an elevation of 

 about 152 meters. It is rough and rocky with considerable area 

 of scrub and many patches of " Madame Michel " grass. The avi- 

 fauna of this island has been known previously from the work of 

 Dr. W. L. Abbott, who recorded there 13 forms of birds from 

 January 4 to 14, 1918. The Parish party increased this number by 

 12, so that it will be of interest to give the entire list as at present 

 constituted. The presence of Ridgway's hawk, the golden warbler 

 (the same form that inhabits adjacent Haiti), and the clapper rail 

 is of interest. Several species recorded on the adjacent island of 

 Petite Cayemite will undoubtedly be found here also. Following is 

 the list of forms : 



West Indian brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis. 



Snowy heron Lcucophoyx thiila ihula. 



Louisiana heron Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis. 



West Indian green heron Butorides virescens maculatus. 



Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa inolacea violacea. 



Ridgway's hawk Buteo ridgivayi. 



Hispaniolan clapper rail Rallus longirostris vafer. 



Rufous-naped plover Pagolla wilsonia 7-ufinucha. 



Lesser yellowlegs Tetanus flavipes. 



Least sandpiper Plsohia minutilla. 



Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicatius. 



White-crowned pigeon Columba Icucocephala. 



Zenaida dove Zenaido zenaida scnaida. 



Hispaniolan parrot Aniazona ventralis. 



Ani Crotophaga ani. 



Gray kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis dominicensis. 



Hispaniolan flycatcher Myiarchus dominicensis. 



Jamaican vireo Vireo oUvaceus olivaceus. 



Hispaniolan golden warbler Dendrotca petechia albicollis. 



Myrtle warbler Dendrotca coronata coronata. 



Black-throated blue warbler Dendrotca caerulescens caerulescens. 



Palm warbler Dendrotca palmarum palmarum. 



Northern prairie warbler Dendrotca discolor discolor. 



Grinnell's water-thrush Seiurus noveboracensis notabilts. 



Yellow-faced grassquit Tiaris olivacea olivacca. 



PETITE CAYEMITE ISLAND 



The island of Petite Cayemite, located a little more than a kilo- 

 meter west of Grande Cayemite Island, is about 3 kilometers long 

 by 2 kilometers broad. The surface is of roughly eroded limestone 

 covered with dense growths of " Madame Michel " grass and with 

 some scrub, through which travel is difficult as there are few trails. 

 The only previous visit of a naturalist recorded is that of Dr. W. L. 



