204 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



says that in Cuba it comes from the north in large numbers for the 

 winter, leaving in April, but that a few remain to breed. Under such 

 circumstances it is odd that there are no more records from the Isle 

 of Pines, where there are certainly many places suited to its needs. 



44. Aramus vociferus (Latham). Limpkin. 



Aramiis gauranna [sic] Poey, Mem. Hist. Nat. Cuba, 1854, 427 (Nueva Gerona, 

 fide Gundlach). 



Aramus giganieus Cory, Cat. W. Indian Birds, 1892, 90 (I. of Pines, in geog. distr.). 

 — Gundlach, Orn. Cubana, 1895, 237 (I. of Pines). — Read, Oologist, XXVI, 

 1909, 149 (I. of Pines; habits); XXVIII, 1911, 11 (I. of Pines); XXX, 1913, 

 122 (McKinley; habits).^ — Read, I. of Pines News, VI, Jan. 31, 1914 (descr.; 

 habits). 



Aramus giganteus holostictus Bangs & Zappey, Am. Nat., XXXIX, 1905, 194 

 (Cienaga; crit.; ex Notherodius holostictus Cabanis). 



"Limpkin" Read, Forest and Stream, LXXIII, 1909, 452 (I. of Pines). — Read, 

 Oologist, XXVI, 1909, 58 (I. of Pines); XXVII, 1910, 5, and XXVIII, 1911, 10 

 (Nuevas River), 113 (West McKinley); XXX, 1913, 123 (Nuevas River), 127 

 (Santa Barbara), 130, 131 (I. of Pines), 164 (Santa Barbara to Nueva Gerona). 



Three specimens: Nueva Gerona and Pasadita. 

 Measurements. 



No. Sex. Locality. Wing. Tail. Bill. Tarsus. 



4342 d^ Melbourne, Florida 308 126 121 115 



4343 9 Melbourne, Florida 303 133 no 116 



26959 o^ Bebedero, Costa Rica 325 146 120 122 



27438 9 im. Lower Kissimmee R., Florida 300 127 104 112 



27458 cf Bassenger, Florida 319 140 131 126 



39410 cf Utuado, Porto Rico 306 139 103 



41126 9 Nueva Gerona, I. of Pines 310 134 121 120 



41197 cf Nueva Gerona. I. of Pines 318 149 118 125 



41385 9 Pasadita, I. of Pines 323 I44 125 125 



From the above table of measurements it must be obvious that West 

 Indian specimens of this species vary in dimensions fully as much as 

 do Florida birds, the variation in both being considerable. Nor, 

 after careful comparison, can I detect any constant difference in color 

 between the two series, such variation as exists seeming to depend 

 largely on season, birds in fresher plumage being generally darker. 

 Florida examples, it is true, seem to have rather more white on the 

 under wing-coverts, but this is such a variable feature that I believe 

 its value would disappear in a larger series. Some individuals have 

 the under tail-coverts distinctly streaked with white, in others these 



