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adult male killed near Moline in southwest Haiti, on January 26, 

 1918, and an immature female shot on Grande Cayemite Island Jan- 

 uary 5, 1918. The one taken at Moline had eaten a bat. Perrygo 

 observed one near L'Atalaye toward the end of December, 1928. 



On comparison the four specimens secured by Abbott prove to be 

 typical columbarius, as would be expected. 



The pigeon hawk is a dashing little falcon that feeds extensively 

 on birds that it captures readily as it is swift of flight and strong 

 in muscle. 



This species is about the size of the sparrow hawk, but is easily 

 distinguished by the dark slaty gray upper surface streaked indis- 

 tinctly with blackish, by the heavy blackish streaking and barring 

 of the underparts, and by the black tail, tipped with whitish and 

 banded with gray. 



FALCO SPARVERIUS DOMINICENSIS Gmelin 



HISPANIOLAN SPARROW HAWK, CERNICALO, CUYAYA, MALFINI, PRIPRI, 

 GRIGRI, VERS-MOTJCHETTE, 'TI MALFINI 



Falco dominicensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., vol. 1, pt. 1, 1788, p. 285 (Santo 

 Domingo). 



Cernicalo, Oviedo, Hist. Gen. Nat. Indias, Libr. 14, Cap. 2, Reprint, Madrid, 

 1851, p. 442 (mentioned). 



Grigri, Saint-Mery, Descrip. Part. Frang. lie Saint-Domingue vol. 1, 1797, 

 p. 263 (Dondon). 



Emerillon, de St. Domingue, Daubenton, Planch. Enl. No. 465. 



AEsalon Carolinensis Bbisson, Ornith., vol. 1, 1760, p. 389, pi. 32, fig. 1 

 (" Saint-Domingue "). 



AEsalon Do?ninicensis Brisson, Ornith, vol. 1, 1760, p. 393, pi. 32, fig. 2 

 (" Saint-Domingue ") . 



Falco plumMceps Hartlaub, Naumannia, 1852, pt. 2, p. 52 (Cuba and 

 Haiti). 



Falco mercurialis Hartlaub, Naumannia, 1852, pt. 2, p. 52 (Cuba and Haiti). 



Tinnunculus sparrerius, Vielllot, Hist. Nat. Ois. Am6r. Sept., vol. 1, 1807, p. 

 41 (" Saint Domingue"). 



Tinnunculus sparverius, Sall£, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1857, p. 231 (Nizao). — 

 Cory, Bull. Nuttall Ornith. Club, 1881, p. 154 (Haiti, specimens). 



Tinnunculus isabellinus, Tristram, Cat. Coll. Birds belonging H. B. Tristram, 

 1889, p. 271 (Dominican Republic). 



Falco spaverius, Ritter, Naturh. Reis. Westind. Insel Hayti, 1836, p. 155 

 (Haiti, specimen). 



Falco sparverius, Cory, Cat. West Indian Birds, 1892, p. 99 (Haiti, Domin- 

 ican Republic). — Verrill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1909, p. 358 

 (Miranda). 



Falco sparverius isabellinus, Cory, Birds Haiti and San Domingo, Dec, 

 1884, pp. 124-125 (Puerto Plata, Magua). — Tippenhauer, Die Insel Haiti, 1892, 

 pp. 319, 322 (listed). 



Falco dominicensis, Bryant, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 11, May, 1867, 

 p. 90 (Dominican Republic, Haiti ) .—Cory, Cat. West Indian Birds, 1892, p. 99 

 (Haiti, Dominican Republic). — Cherbie, Field Columbian Mus., Ornith. ser., 



