450 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



Although the birds themselves were not actually seen, tracks which 

 were unmistakably made by this species were observed March 27 on 

 the ocean beach, plainlj^ moulded in the sand, and obviously made 

 since the previous high tide. 



— . Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus). Mexican Jacana. 



According to Mr. D. J. Sweeting (one of Mr. Cory's old collectors), 

 a Mexican Jacana was killed near *Mathewtown a few years ago. 

 Mr. Sweeting saw and tried to purchase the specimen, but the prize 

 was secured instead by the captain of some vessel, by whom it was 

 carried off.] 



48. Columba leucocephala Linnaeus. White-crowned Pigeon. 

 New Providence, *Acklin Island, Abaco. 



Only scattering individuals were seen during our stay, and I was 

 informed that it was their habit to spread all over the various islands 

 except during the breeding season, when they congregate in immense 

 nesting colonies on the smaller and more isolated outer cays. Two 

 females taken at Sand Bank, Abaco, April 24 and 27, showed no en- 

 largement of the ovaries. 



49. Zenaida zenaida (Bonaparte). Zenaida Dove. 



Great Inagua, *Acklin Island, Watlings Island, Andros, Abaco. 



The Zenaida Dove is rather common and generally distributed, 

 but is exceedingly shy, being hunted and trapped so persistently 

 for food. It is, indeed, excellent eating. On Watlings Island we 

 saw the birds caught in the common "cob-house" figure-four traps, 

 and on several occasions they were brought in and offered for sale, 



50. Chaemepeliapasserinabahamensis (Maynard). Bahama Ground 



Dove. 



New Providence, Cat Island (The Bight, January 26, Port Howe, 

 April 6), Watlings Island, Andros, Abaco. 



Abundant throughout the islands, frequenting fields and open 

 places in general, roadsides and edges of woods or coppet. On account 

 of its small size it is little persecuted, and in consequence is tame and 

 unsuspicious. 



51. Chaemepelia passerina exigua (Riley). Mona Ground Dove. 



*Great Inagua. 



Abundant on Great Inagua, where a series of ten specimens was 

 secured. The same remarks apply to this form as to the last. 



