Eisd*OR THE KNOWN: SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES PECULIAR 
fO TEE DIPBERENT ISEANDS, 
All of the Bahama Islands have been quite well explored with perhaps the exception of Great 
Bahama and Andros, where, in the great pine lands of the interior much work may yet remain to be 
done. It is probable that several Cuban species may occur on these islands, and perhaps one or two 
novelties to reward the naturalist who would systematically explore them. 
Eleuthera, San Salvador, and Watling’s Island have not been as thoroughly investigated as we 
could wish. 
The large island of Inagua has been visited by at least a dozen collectors, and as there are no 
pine woods in the interior it is probable that very littke remains to be done on that island. We know 
at the present time twenty-five species and subspecies of birds which are peculiar to the Bahama Islands. 
‘They are as follows : — 
GREAT BAHAMA ISLAND. 
MELANERPES BAHAMENSIS. Cory. 
ABACO. 
MELANERPES BLAKEI Ripeway. 
ELEUTHERA. 
SPINDALIS ZENA STEJNEGERI Cory. 
GEOTHLYPIS CORYI Ripeway. 
WATLING’S ISLAND. 
MELANERPES NYEANUS  Ripcway. 
INAGUA. 
MIMUS POLYGLOTTUS ELEGANS Snarpe. 
DORICHA LYRURA. GouLp . : : : : : 3 : ci 3 . (Lone Is.?). 
BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
RALLUS LONGIROSTRIS CORYI (Maynarp) : é : - A $ NORTHERN BAHAMAS. 
ARDEA VIRESCENS BAHAMENSIS (Brewst.). 
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