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As might be expected in the case of a locality lying so far within 

 the Tropical Zone as the Isle of Pines, its avifauna is composed mainly 

 of two classes of species as regards seasonal status, permanent resi- 

 dents and winter visitants. Ninety-two species are included in the 

 first category, all of which are known, or presumed, to breed in the 

 island, and to remain (as a species) the year around. Not a few of the 

 species in this list, however, are known to be more or less migratory, 

 some of them being more numerous in the dry season, when their 

 numbers are augmented by winter migrants from the north; while 

 others are regularly more abundant, or at least more frequently 

 observed, in the breeding season, most of the individuals retiring at 

 its close to other parts. Some of these forms are more or less local 

 in their distribution. Following is the list: 



Colymbus dominicus dominicus 

 Podilymbus podiceps 

 Anhinga anhinga 

 Phalacrocorax aiiritus floridanus 

 Pharacrocorax vigua mexicanns 

 Pelecanus occidentalis 

 Fregata magnificens 

 Ixobrychus exilis exilis 

 Ardea occidentalis repens 

 Ardea herodias cidoxa 

 Herodias egretta 

 Dichromanassa rufescens 

 Florida cceridea 

 Egretta thula thtda 

 Hydranassa tricolor ruficollis 

 Biitorides virescens cubanus 

 Butorides brunescens 

 Nycticorax nycticorax ncsvins 

 Nyctanassa violacea 

 Ajaia ajaja 

 Guara alba 

 Mycteria americana 

 Phcenicopterns ruber 

 Dendrocygna arbor ea 

 Cathartes aura aura 

 Rostrhamus sociabilis 



Urubitinga gundlachii 

 Falco sparverioides 

 Polyborus cheriway 

 Pandion haliaetus carolinensis 

 Colinus cubanensis 

 Rallus elegans ramsdeni 

 Rallus longirostris leucophceus 

 Gallinula chloropns cachinnans 

 lonornis martinica 

 Aram us vociferus 

 Grus mexicana nesiotes 

 Sterna maxima 

 Sterna antillarum 

 Himantopus mexicanns 

 Oxyechus vociferus rubidns 

 Pagolla ivilsonia wilsonia 

 Jacana spinosa violacea 

 Starncznas cyanocephala 

 Geotrygon chrysia 

 Geotrygon montana 

 Chccmepelia passerina aflavida 

 Zenaida zenaida zenaida 

 Zenaidura macroura macroura 

 Columba leucocephala 

 Columba squamosa 

 Columba inornata proxima 



