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and seed-producing trees, and you may look in vain for any member of 

 the squirrel family. 



"And among birds and among quadrupeds, there is no animal here 

 that takes their places. 



" These few notes, hasty and crude, may aid in the conception of the 

 appearance of animal life here, and only for that purpose are they 

 offered. 



'' I send, by the same conveyance with the birds, 4G .specimens of 

 Carib hatchets, axes, knives, &c., illustrating the crude state of advance- 

 ment in which they existed, as compared with their enemies and co- 

 existent tribes of the larger islands. 



"Allow me in this connection to acknowledge the courtesy of the offi- 

 cials and j)lauters of St. Vincent. To His Excellency George Duudas, 

 Esq., C. M. G. Lieut. Governor of St. Vincent; Edward Laborde, 

 Colonial Secretary ; and to Hon. Henry Shaw, Treasurer of the island, I 

 am especially indebted for facilities in prosecuting my work, as well as 

 for social pleasures that have greatly relieved the tedium of life in a 

 new place, 



" To the proprietors and managers of the different estates, I am greatly 

 indebted ; to James Milne, Esq., of Rutland Vale, for a residence in the 

 country when recovering from fever ; to Messrs. D. K. Porter & Co., 

 Kingstown, for letters of introduction, horses, and men. Finally, it is 

 only incumbent upon me to add that I have received nothing but kind 

 treatment, and have found most unbounded hospitality throughout the 



island. 



" FREDERICK A. OBER." 



Fam. TURDIDiE. 



1. Turdus nigrirostris, Lawr., Auu. N. Y. Acad. Sci., vol. 1, p. 147. 

 "Thrush, 9 . Length, 0^ in.; alar extent, 14; wing, 4^. 



" Found on lower ground than Margarops montanns. Not numerous." 



2. Margarops herminieri (Lafr.). 



"Have heard the unmistakable whistle of this bird, and have seen it 

 as it flitted by in the du.^k of the high woods, but have not obtained it." 



3. Margarops montauus (Vieill.). 



" Found only in hi^h woods and valleys. Not very abundant. I have 

 not seen the larger species of this genus." 



4. Cinclocerthia ruflcauda, Gould. 



" ' Trembleur '. $ . Length, 9 in.; alar extent, 12^ ; wing, 4. 

 " Not so abundant as in the woods of Dominica, but still plentiful 

 Iris yellow." 



5. Mimus gilvus, Vieill. 

 *' ' Mocking bird.' 



" Male, length, 10^ in. ; alar extent, 14; wing, 4^. 



