96 Mr. E. C. Taylor on the Birds of the West Indies. 



vl31. Crex olivacea. 

 I shot a specimen of this bird in Trinidad, where, I believe, it 

 is not uncommon. 



132. Parra jacana. 



Very common in swampy spots near the Orinoco, especially 

 in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Bolivar. 



133. PORPHYRIO MARTINICA. 



Occurs in Trinidad, in suitable localities. 



NATATORES. 



134. Chenalopex jubatus. Orinoco Goose. 

 Common on the Orinoco. 



135. Sterna magnirostris. 



This large, Gull-like Tern is very abundant on the Orinoco. 

 Its dark-grey back and big yellow bill are conspicuous charac- 

 ters when it is on the wing. I did not see it elsewhere than on 

 the Orinoco. 



■^ 136. Sterna cayana. 



A large Tern with a red bill, which I have little doubt was of 

 this species, was flying about in numbers in the roadstead of 

 Pampator, in the island of Margarita, which was the only place 

 in which I saw it. 



>/l37. Eregata aquila. Frigate Pelican. 

 Common all over the West Indies. 



188. SuLA FIBER. Booby. 



In flight and manner of plunging into the sea, very like the 

 Gannet of Europe {Sula alba), to which, in size, it bears about 

 the same proportion as Pelecanus fuscus does to P. onocrotaliis. 



139. Pelecanus fuscus. 



Decidedly the most abundant species of sea-bird in the West 

 Indian waters. 



140. Plotus anhinga. 



I saw several of these birds on the Orinoco. They were gene- 

 rally perched on the stump of a tree overhanging the river, ready 

 at the shortest notice to plunge into the water. 



