460 PROCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



"In Dr. L'Herminier's catalogue as furnislied me by M. Belanger of 

 the Jardiii des Plantes, Martinique, there are six species of hawks, viz, 

 Falco percxjrimis {F. sparverius^ F. tinfimiculus), F. columharius, F. 

 cyaneus, F. Iialiaetus. The 2nd and 3rd are undoubtedly the same. I 

 have seen the Duck Hawk in the Museum of the Jardin des Plantes, 

 Martinique, and the Pigeon Hawk, but whether they were from that 

 island or not, I cannot tell, neither could M. Belanger, the Directeur, as 

 there were birds from Cayenne as well, and from France. Doubtless, in 

 the 35 years since the collection of Dr. L'Herminier was finished, many 

 changes have taken place in the fauna of the island ; that I do not find 

 all found by him is not strange either, as he had the advantage of 30 

 jears' residence in the island. I do not know if any printed list of the 

 birds collected by him is in existence ; M. Belanger said not, that this list 

 was from a manuscript list in the Musee." 



Fam. PHiETHONTID^. 



28. Phaethon aethereus (Linn.). 



Fam. ARDEID^. 



29. Butorides virescena (Linn.). 

 "Green Heron. 'Chaugh.' 



" Abundant in the mangrove swamjDS." 



30. Nyctiardeaviolacea(Linn.). 

 "N. \'iolaceus." 



Fam. COLUMBID^. 



31. Columba corensis, Gm. 

 "Eamier. 



"Length, ^ , 15 in. ; alar extent, 24; wing, 8. 

 "l!?^ot so abundant as in Dominica and Grenada." 



32. Zenaida martinicana, Bp. 



" Tourterelle. 



" Found mostly on the Grande Terre, the lowland among the canes and 

 in the mangroves along the rivers where they breed." 



33. Chamaepelia passerina (Linn.). 

 " Ortolan. 



"Abundant, especially in the mangrove swami)s bordering sugar 

 plantations, where it breeds and seeks refuge when disturbed." 



34. Geotrygon mystacea (Temm.). 

 " 'Perdix croissant.' 



"Length, <?, 11| in.; alar extent, 20; wing, 7. 



"This is a Perdix more brilliantly colored than the 'Perdix rouge' and 



