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28. Tinnunculus sparverius var. antillarum (Gm.). 



" Very rare, and, so far as I can ascertain, confined to the eastern 



Fam. FREGATIDyE. 



29. Fregata aquila (Linn.). 



" Breeds on tlie rocks north and northeast of Grenada, sparingly, but 

 in increased numbers on some of the smaller Grenadines." 



Fam. PH^THONID^. 



30. Phaethon aethereus, Liun. 



"Cannot tell if it breeds in Grenada, but am of the opinion that it 

 does. The specimens obtained in the northern Grenadines were included 

 in the St. Vincent catalogue." 



Fam. PELECANIDiE. 



31. Pelecanus fuscus (Linn.). 



" Breeds on the rocks north of Grenada as well as throughout the 

 Grenadines." 



32. Sula fiber (Linn.). 



"Inhabits the rocks off the northern coast. Most plentiful in the 

 Grenadines." 



Fam. ARDEID^. 



33. Ardea herodias, I^inn. 



" Extremely wild. I have seen it on different occasions, and in the 

 different islands in different months, and pronounce it a straggUng resi- . 

 dent (if this term be allowable), that is, one or two may remain after the 

 spring migrations and may breed, though I have heard of no authentic 

 instance of its breeding." 



34. Garzetta candidissima (Gm.). 

 " ' Gaulin blanc' 



" Length, 23 in. ; alar extent, 37 ; wing, 11. 



" The abundance of this species is in striking contrast to its scarcity 

 in St. Vincent. This may bo attributed to the increased extent of low 

 wet land, swamps, and lagoons. 



"Only Antigua exceeds this island in the number of this species. As 

 in Dominica and the other French-speaking islands, it is called the 

 ' Gaulin blanc', and the heron in the blue plumage ' Gaulin noir ' or '■ bleu \ 

 This is second in point of numbers of the herons, the ' Gaulin bleu' third, 

 and the yellow-crowned fourth. The B. virescens is the most numerous 

 of the whole. It breeds in the mangroves bordering the lagoon later in 

 the season." 



135. Florida caerulea (Linn.). 



"It is not so common as the 'Gaulin blanc' and exceedingly shy." 



