Todd: The Birds of the Isle of Pines. 215 



appeared to have some black feathers underneath, but they were very 

 shy, and unfortunately none were secured. Mr. Read records what 

 he believes to have been this species, mentioning that he has seen it 

 feeding in the dry uplands, in pine-apple tracts. 



59. Oxyechus vociferus vociferus (Linnaeus). Killdeer. 



Five specimens: Caleta Grande, Los Indios, Santa Ana, and Nueva 

 Gerona. 



These specimens, taken at dates ranging from November 27 to 

 February 24, compare favorably with examples from the eastern 

 United States in size and other characters, indicating that they were 

 migrants from that section, come to the Isle of Pines to spend the 

 winter. The species was especially numerous at Caleta Grande, 

 where on one occasion a flock of six or eight was encountered, but as a 

 rule it was met with singly, or two together. 



60. Oxyechus vociferus rubidus Riley. West Indian Killdeer. 



jEgialiiis vocifera (not Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus) Cory, Cat. W. Indian Birds, 



1892, 95 (I. of Pines, in geog. distr.). 

 Oxyechus vociferus Gundlach, Orn. Cubana, 1895, 231 (I. of Pines). 

 Oxyechus vociferus torquatus (not Charadrius torqualus Pontoppidan) Bangs & 



Zappey, Am. Nat., XXXIX, 1905, 195 (Nueva Gerona, fide Palmer & Riley, 



Bibijagua, and Laguna Grande; meas.; crit.; ex Charadrius torquatus 'Lmnxus). 



— CoOKE, Bull. Biol. Survey, No. 35, 1910, 88 (I. of Pines, in geog. distr.). 

 "West Indian Killdeer" Read, Oologist, XXVI, 1909, 224, and XXX, 1913, 131 



(I. of Pines), 123 (Pine River), 125, 127 (Santa Barbara). 

 "Antillean Killdeer" Read, Oologist, XXVIII, 1911, 10 (Nuevas River). 

 Oxyechus vociferus rubidus Read, Oologist, XXVIII, 1911, 11 (I. of Pines). 



Four specimens: Santa Rosalia Lagoon, Hato, and Jacksonville. 



These four skins are evidently representatives of the race of the 

 Killdeer which is resident in the West Indies, and which is readily 

 distinguishable by its smaller size and lighter, generally more rusty 

 color of the upper parts and wing-coverts. Measurements are as 

 follows: 



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



41154 9 Santa Rosalia Lagoon 158 92 20.5 35 



41 157 cf Santa Rosalia Lagoon 149 85 20 33 



41258 9 Hato 144 90 20 32 



41274 cf Jacksonville 141 82 20 34 



All are rather more worn than the specimens of true vociferus. 



