THE BIKDS OF HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 17 



Early in January, 1895, Dr. Cuthbert Christy landed at Santo Do- 

 mingo City, continuing at once to Sanchez, which he notes was called 

 Las Cahitas on older maps. He remained on the island until July, 

 and though occupied busily with a medical practice prepared about 

 70 skins, collected during country excursions to visit distant patients. 

 He was located at La Vega during the greater part of April and May, 

 spending the remainder of his stay at Sanchez. His published list, 

 written in pleasing style, includes interesting observations on the 

 habits of 59 species of birds, and is one of the few of the earlier ac- 

 counts that gives much on the life history of the native forms. 



At this same period George K. Cherrie was engaged in making an 

 extensive collection of birds for the Field Museum under direction 

 of Mr. Cory. Cherrie arrived in Santo Domingo City January 8, 

 1895. On January 19 he left the capital and from January 21 to 

 February 6 was located at Catarrey, spelled Catare in Cherrie's paper 

 on his collections, in the foothill region at an elevation of about 450 

 meters. From this base he made various excursions, one of which 

 took him up the course of the Rio Guananito, a tributary of the 

 Haina, into the pines of the higher altitudes. Following this for a 

 short period he worked at Santo Domingo City, and then returned 

 through Catarrey to Aguacate for the period February 20 to 28. 

 From March 2 to 7 he was again at Catarrey. After another brief 

 period at Santo Domingo City he removed to San Cristobal, where 

 among other activities he explored some caves. On March 28 he con- 

 tinued to Honduras, near the Rio Ocoa, where he located March 29 

 to April 2. On April 3 he continued to Maniel, shown on the maps as 

 San Jose de Ocoa, where he remained for six days in vain attempt to 

 find a guide to conduct him into the high interior mountains toward 

 Loma Tina. Failing this he returned to Santo Domingo City and 

 continued collecting in that vicinity until the first week in May. 

 From his field notes he prepared for publication an annotated list of 

 83 species with many valuable observations. 



A. Hyatt Verrill collected in the Dominican Republic from De- 

 cember 21, 1906, to April 13, 1907, securing considerable series of the 

 resident birds and a long array of North American migrants. Part 

 of his specimens came to the Tring Museum, and many more to 

 Mr. J. H. Fleming. Verrill began work at Sanchez, continuing there 

 until about December 29, when he crossed Samana Bay to San Lo- 

 renzo, working there until January 13, and at El Valle, farther in- 

 land, until January 19. From January 20 to 28 he was again at 

 Sanchez, when he removed to Samana, collecting in that vicinity 

 until about February 25. He worked at Sanchez again from Febru- 

 ary 26 to March 11, and then located at La Vega March 18. His next 

 point called Miranda he says " is a small village nearly forty miles 



