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Fam. TROCHILID^. 



22. Eulampis jugularis (Lion.). 



" Few are seen below the high valleys, and there, even, it is by no 

 means common." 



23. Eulampis holosericeus (Linn.). 



" Exceedingly scarce, and like the above species found more frequently 

 iu the highlands than in the lowlands." 



24. Orthoihynchus ornatus, Gould ? 

 " ' Doctor bird.' 0. exilis f 



"The only species which is numerous, especially in the gardens. The 

 most interesting Hummingbird's nest I have yet seen is one of this 

 bird's, being attached to a hanging rope, and containing two eggs; 

 found in October." 



Mr. Ober sent but one pair of this species, which he queries if not 

 0. exilis. The male agrees closely with 0. ornatus, Gould, as described 

 and figured by him (Mon. of Trochilidae), having the ends of the crest- 

 feathers decidedly blue. 



Mr. Elliot (Ibis, 1872, p. 355) remarks as follows : — " This species, if it 

 is really entitled to such a distinction, is found exactly between 0. cris- 

 tatus of Barbadoes and St. Vincent, and 0. exilis of the Virgin Islands 

 and Nevis. It has perhaps a little more blue upon the crest; but if 

 the locality is wanting, it is not an easy matter to separate specimens 

 from 0. exilis, to which the present bird bears a close resemblance." 



Mr. Elliot gives as its localities "Martinique and St. Lucia", and 

 names "St. Vincent and Barbadoes" as the homes of 0. cristatus. I 

 have 0. cristatus from Barbadoes, but the bird now sent from St. Vin- 

 cent agrees well with 0. ornatus, and Mr. Ober states that it is the only 

 species of Orthorliynclius found there, and is abundant. I have not 

 seen specimens of this genus from either Martinique or St. Lucia. I 

 have examined examples of 0. exilis from several islands, and they have 

 been remarkably uniform in appearance, the ends of the crest-feathers 

 being bluish-green, while iu 0. ornatus the termination of the crest is of 

 a clear blue ; in each the color of the tip gradually merges into the 

 golden-green of the other portion of the crest. In 0. cristatus, the two 

 colors of the crest, violet-blue and golden-green, are about equally and 

 trenchantly divided. 



Fam. CYPSELID^. 



25. "Chaetura? 



" Skims the country everywhere; is different from the Dominica spe- 

 cies. Nests have been found in chimneys in the country districts." 



