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The Auk for 1891. Excepting a few scattered notices, the foregoing 

 appears to be the only scientific bird collecting of which we have any 

 record up to the time of Air. Branch's visit to the islands. 



Combining Lawrence's List, the additional species added in Cory's 

 Catalogue, and the present list, we have a total now recorded from 

 Barbuda of fifty-nine and from Antigua of sixty-one forms. 



Family COLYMBID/E 



1. PODILYMBUS PODICEPS (Linnaeus) 



One male, Barbuda, Sept. 26; one female, Antigua, July 24. 

 The black throat-patch appears to be more restricted and the bills 

 smaller when compared with specimens from trie United States. 



Family PELECANIDiE 

 2. PELECANUS OCCIDENTALIS (Linnaeus) 

 One female, Antigua, July 7. 



Family FREGATID.E 



3. FREGATA AQUILA (Linnaeus) 



One male and one female, Barbuda, Aug. 25 ; one male, Antigua, 

 July 7. 



Family ARDEIDjE 



4. NYCTANASSA VIOLACEA (Linnaeus) 



One immature male and one adult female, Barbuda ; two immature 

 males and one immature female, Antigua. 



5. BUTORIDES VIRESCENS MACULATA (Boddaert) 



Cancroma maculata Boddaert, Table PL Enl., 1783, 54 (founded on PL 

 Enl. No. 912, Crabier tacbete de la Martinique). 



Two females from Barbuda ; one adult, and one immature male 

 from Antigua. 



Average Measurements of: 



Seven males from the Lesser Antilles 



Four males from Porto Rico 



Four males from Cuba 



Twelve males from Florida 



Five males from northeastern United States. 



Wini; 



CULMEN 



Green herons from the West Indies, except the Bahamas, are 

 smaller, have the crest more plumbeous, and the white edgings to the 

 wing-coverts are less pronounced and not so tawny in color when 



