roDi> : Ormiikmocy of IUhama Islands. 4J.'i 



Mr. Worthinjiton's success in scciirinp a scries of this rail, which is 

 one of tlie most difticult of Hahanian hircis to collect, renders it 

 possible tor till' tirsl time to make adciitiatc comparisons to determine 

 its status. In addition to the al)o\e siiecimens, I have studied in this 

 connection the material in the American Museum and the Field 

 Miisi'iim. The pri'si'iit form is strikiiii^ly different from its nearest 

 mainland reiiresenlalixe, K. c. livynei, being decidedly paler in general 

 coloration. It is in fact nearer R. c. crepitans of the Atlantic coast 

 from X'irginia northward, but is obxiously ])aler. The difference in 

 measurements between these forms is inconsequential, although 

 R. c. icaynei seems to average a trille smaller than either of the others, 

 with a slightly longer bill. The type specimen of coryi, which I 

 have examined, although marked a male, is almost certainly erro- 

 neously sexcd, so that Mr. Sennett's diagnosis of this as a short-billed 

 form is misleading. Neither has it anything to do with any of the 

 forms of R. longirostris, as he seems to intimate {Auk, \T, 1889, 163). 

 In making comparisons in this group care must of course be taken to 

 choose specimens in the same condition of plumage, as wear and fading 

 cause great changes. Bahaman individuals taken from April to 

 June are very pale indeed, in some cases being buffy white below. 



In all probability all the Bahaman records for crepitans refer to 

 the present form, whose previously known range is considerably 

 extended by Mr. Worthington's investigations. 



"Iris reddish brown; bill orange brown, culminal ridge and tip 

 blackish, feet pale brownish orange" or "olive gray." 



15. Porzana Carolina (Linnaeus). 



Two specimens: Great Inagua (Mathewtown). 



16. Gallinula galeata galeata (Lichtenstein). 

 Three specimens: Great Inagua (Mathewtown). 



One bird is in first nuptial plumage, the frontal shield being small, 

 and the throat mottled with white. 



17. Pisobia minutilla (Vieillot). 



Three specimens: Xew Providence (south coast); Great Inagua 

 (Alfred Sound). 



These are all in full winter dress, with no sign of prenuptial moult. 



18. Helodromas solitarius solitarius (Wilson). 

 One specimen: Great Inagua (Mathewtown). 

 This specimen is not matched by any others examined in th 







