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The other birds sent were as below, to which are added Dr. Nicholls's 

 notes : 



1. EUPIIONIA FLAVTFRONS (Spami,). 



"Bird caught at head of Roseau Valley; never seen in the island 

 until lately. Feathers of breast curl up over the wings when the bird is 

 at rest, and during sleep the bird is rolled up like a ball." 



2. Myiadestes genibakbis, Sw 

 " Sifflem montagne." 



3. Elainea martinica (Linn.). 



"Caught in Roseau; white feathers on head very conspicuous when 

 bird at rest." 



4. Ereunetes petrificatus (111.). 



" ' Becass ; ' common at the mouths of the rivers during the hurricane 

 months." 



5. Charadrius virginicus, Borkh. 



" 'Oiseau marine.' Shot in plowed land near to Roseau in November, 

 1878." 

 G. Tringa maculata, Vieill. 



"'Bat-ma.' Caught in December, 1878, near to the mouth of the 

 Roseau River." 



Professor Baird has lately received from Dr. Nicholls a letter, dated 

 25th May, 1880, with another consignment of birds, of which I give the 

 names and the notes of Dr. Nicholls thereon: 

 1. Chrysotis nichollsi, Lawr. 



" The green parrot which 1 have been so long trying to obtain. It is 

 now scarce and is seldom seen away from tlie deepest woods of the 

 widest part of the islaud. It builds its nest in the forks of the highest 

 forest trees, and it is usually seen in flocks. It is called by the natives 

 ' perroquet,' which is simply French for parrot. As an example of the 

 difficulty in obtaining this parrot I may mention that although I offered 

 a good reward for a dead specimen I failed to get one. The specimen 

 now sent was shot by a friend of jnine ; it was evidently a bird which 

 had strayed from a flock." 



Dr. NichoUs says of it in his letter: "It may possibly turn out to be 

 the ' green parrot ' which Mr. Ober failed to obtain." 



I infer from the above that Dr. ISTicholls considered this to be different 

 from those sent a year ago, as in his letter of that date he says: "I am 

 sorry to say that I have been unable to obtain specimens of the green 

 parrot, but I hope to be successful before long." 



This specimen, however, only differs from the type of C. nicJioUsi in 

 being smaller, with a weaker bill, which is quite dusky in color.. 



Dr. Nicholls may be correct in his suggestion that it is the " i)arrot" 

 No. 33 of the Dominica catalogue. If so, Mr. Ober must have been mis- 

 led as to its size, which he states to have been that of the CaroHna 

 parrot. 



