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93. Streptoprocne zonaris pallidifrons (Hartert). Antillean Col- 

 lared Swift. 



Hemiprocna [sic] zonaris pallidifrons? Bangs & Zappey, Am. Nat., XXXIX, 1905, 



203 (Nueva Gerona, fide Palmer & Riley). 

 Streptoprocne zonaris pallidifrons Read, Forest and Stream, LXXIII, 1909, 452 



(I. of Pines). — Read, Oologist, XXVIII, 191 1, 12, and XXX, 1913, 131 (I. of 



Pines). — Ridgway, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 50, V, 191 1, 701 (Nueva Gerona, 



ex Bangs & Zappey). 



Messrs. Palmer and Riley say that " a large swift with some white 

 beneath was seen around the [Casas or Caballos] mountains on several 

 occasions." This description will not fit any known species of this 

 family from the West Indies other than the present, which it is fair to 

 presume was the one in question. Mr. Link did not meet with this or 

 any other swift, but Mr. Read claims to have observed it on at least 

 one occasion (January 31, 1909). Its range is known to include 

 Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica, and thus inferentially the Isle of Pines, 

 but specimens from the latter island are naturally very desirable in 

 order to support the present not entirely satisfactory records. 



94. Tachornis phcenicobia yradii (Lembeye). Cuban Palm Swift. 



Tachornis phcenicobia (not of Gosse) Read, Forest and Stream, LXXIII, 1909, 452 

 (I. of Pines).— Read, Oologist, XXVI, 1909, 124, and XXVIII, 1911. 12 (I. 

 of Pines). 



"Palm Swift" Read, Oologist, XXVII, 1910, 5 (Nuevas River); XXVIII, 191 1, 

 113 (West McKinley); XXX, 1913, 131 (I. of Pines). 



Mr. Read appears to be the only observer to have noted this species, 

 which he records as " common in summer," being in evidence just 

 before and just after a rain. In reply to a request for further infor- 

 mation he writes as follows: " I have seen it closely on many occasions 

 and have watched it for a considerable time in clearings along the 

 Nuevas River. I see three or four pairs of these birds almost daily 

 in the Santa Barbara nursery, where they are nesting in the stub of a 

 royal palm. This bird is readily recognized and is very tame, not 

 paying the least attention to an intruder, and although it is always seen 

 on the wing it cannot be mistaken for any other swift because of its 

 small size and very noticeable white throat and rump." Such a cir- 

 cumstantial account as this leaves little room for doubt as to identi- 

 fication, but specimens are still desiderata. Although Mr. Link was 

 constantly on the lookout for swifts during his stay in the island, he 

 did not see a single one. There are numerous Cuban records for the 

 present species. 



