It vat BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES. 
Green Cay. VW. crasstrostris and intermediate. 
Maraguana. JV. allentz. 
Inagua. VI’. crasszrostris, intermediate, and allenz, 
Grand Cayman. JV. allent. 
142. Synopsis of the West Indian Cerebide. Cory, Auk, p. 37, 1891. 
143. Cereba sharpet, Certhiola sharper. Cory, Auk IIL, p. 297, 1886. — Id., 
Birds of the West Indies, p. 288, 1889. Id., Auk, p. 37, 1891. 
144. Cereba luteola, Certhiola godmant. Cory, Auk, p. 38, 1891. 
145. Careba bartholemica (Sparrm.), Certhiola bartholemica. Cory, Birds of 
the West Indies, p. 64, 1889. 
I have received from St. Bartholomew a small box of birds which contained 
a series of the Caveéa of that island, after carefully comparing the specimens from 
St. Bartholomew with others from Dominica, Guadeloupe, and St. Kitts, I can find 
no differences which would warrant separating them specifically. The extent of 
white at the base of the quills is at best a somewhat variable character, and the 
white marking on the forehead varies, and is often entirely absent in some specimens. 
It is probably a phase of plumage dependent on age and season. Although birds 
from Guadeloupe, St. Kitts, Marie Galante, and other islands often differ slightly 
in coloration, it is only by comparing large series from different islands, that these 
slight differences may be seen. It is apparent that the color of the back varies, and 
the shade of yellow on the under parts and the gray on the throat is slightly 
different; but in large series it is found that most any of these birds may be matched 
by individuals from other islands, although the bulk of the series might perhaps 
show a slightly different marking or shade of color. This would perhaps represent 
a possible subspecies in some cases; but it would be most undesirable to recognize 
races which would require to be labelled with the locality where they were taken to 
admit of positive identification. If, as I am forced to believe, the birds from 
Dominica and St. Bartholomew are inseparable, then the name Ca@rcba. dominicana 
becomes a synonym, C. daréolemzca (Sparrm.) being the older name. 
C@REBA BARTOLEMICA (Sparrm.). 
Certhia bartolemica Sparrm. Mus. Carls. Fasc. III., No. 57, 1788. 
Certhiola bartolemica Reich. Hand. Scans., p. 253, 1853. Ridgw., Proc. 
U.S. Nat. Mus. VILE, p. 28,1885. Sclater, Cat. Birds. Brit. Mus: XI) p3 42,1386. 
Cory, Birds of the West Indies, p. 64, 1889. Id., Auk, p. 39, 1891. 
