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found very scarce : Lampornis viridis is the only species I pro- 

 cured here, and that was by no means abundant. This island is 

 singularly deficient in Mammalia ; it can boast of no wild native 

 mammal larger than a rat : even the Agouti {Dasyprocta) , which 

 is found in all the Windward Islands and even in St. Thomas, 

 does not occur here. 



The names in the following list of the birds which I met with 

 during my tour through these Islands are mostly taken_, as in my 

 former paper, from Dr. Sclater's ' Catalogue of American Birds.' 



1. TiNNUNCULUs sPARVERius. American Kestrel, 

 Occurs, I believe, in all the Windward Islands. I saw it fre- 

 quently, in Dominica. 



2. MiMOCICHLA PLUMBEA (Vieill.). 



Tolerably common in Porto Eico, where I obtained a specimen. 

 I have a strong suspicion that I saw it also in Martinique. Bill, 

 eyelids, legs, and feet bright yellow. 



3. Ramphocinclus brachyurus (Vieill.). 



Obtained in Martinique, where it was pretty common in the 

 thick forest. It seems a noisy, restless bird. Creole name. Gorge 

 blanche. Seen nowhere but in Martinique. 



4. Dendrgeca petechia (Linn.) ; Sclater, Cat. A. B. p. 32. 

 Abundant in Porto Rico, and still more so in Dominica ; but 



I do not remember seeing it in Martinique. Specimens from 

 Porto Rico are larger than those from Dominica. 



5. Progne dominicensis (Gm.). 



Obtained in Porto Rico, where it was very abundant. 



6. ViREOSYLviA altiloqua (Vieill.). 



Common both in Porto Rico and Dominica ; but not observed 

 in Martinique. Note loud and clear. 



7. Certhiola flaveola (Linn.). 



It is a remarkable fact that each of the three islands I visited 

 has its own peculiar species of Certhiola, and that the specimens 

 from each island are so very distinct in size and colour that any 

 doubt as to their specific value can hardly exist. The specimens 

 from Porto Rico, to which Dr. Sclater assigns the name Cer- 

 thiola flaveola, are much the smallest, and agree exactly with the 



