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Burhinus dominicensis, Beebe, Zool. Soc. Bull., vol. 30, 1927, p. 141 (exhibited 

 alive in zoological park). 



OEdicnemus dominicensis, Cory, Auk, 1884, pp. 4-5 (notes) ; Cat. Birds Haiti 

 and San Domingo, Dee., 1884, pp. 140-141, col. pi. (Dominican Republic) ; Cat. 

 West Indian Birds, 1892, p. 95 (Dominican Republic). — Thompson, Auk, 1885, 

 p. 110 (Cincinnati Zoological Gardens). — Tippenhauer, Die Insel Haiti, 1892. 

 pp. 317-322 (listed). — Cheerie, Field Columbian Mus., Ornith. ser., vol. 1, 

 1896, p. 25 (Dominican Republic).— Christy, Ibis, 1897, p. 337 (Rivas).— 

 Verrill, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1909, p. 356 (rare). — Beebe, Zool. 

 Soc. Bull., vol. 30, 1927, p. 139; Beneath Tropic Seas, 1928, p. 497 (Etang 

 Saumatre).— Bond, Proc. Acad. Nat Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 80, 1928, p. 497 

 (reported on northern and central plains).— Danforth, Auk, 1929, p. 363 

 (Gonaives).— Moltoni, Att. Soc. Ital. Scienz. Nat., vol. 68, 1929, p. 314 (San 

 Juan ) . 



Resident ; locally fairly common in the northern part of the Domin- 

 ican Republic and extreme northeastern Haiti; reported also near 

 Hinche and San Juan. 



The specimens upon which the original description of this species 

 was based were secured near La Vega, D. R. Cory reports the bird 

 as fairly common on the high hills back of La Vega, and says that 

 M. A. Frazar considered it somewhat nocturnal in its habits though 

 he saw it feeding during the day. Christy found it on one occasion 

 on the Sabana Grande near Almercen (now called Rivas). W. L. 

 Abbott shot specimens at Pimentel January 25 and 26, where he 

 found a good many, and near Cotui February 3, 1921. He heard 

 of it south of Jovero. J. A. Julia informed Wetmore that it was 

 common west of Monte Cristi toward Dajabon on the Haitian 

 frontier. He relates that when driving at night he has had birds 

 bewildered by his head lights strike the fender of his car. Abbott 

 heard of them in this same area. It was also reported to Wetmore 

 inland from Sabana La Mar on the south shore of Samana Bay. 

 H. W. Krieger, of the United States National Museum, during 

 archeological researches in this same area was told by Senor R. 

 Arcadio Sanchez, Governor of Monte Cristi Province, that the bucaro 

 was well known on the plain southeast of Monte Cristi from thirty 

 to fifty kilometers distant, and that it occurred also along the coast 

 and in the delta region of the Rio Yaque del Norte. The same 

 statement was made by Mr. Grossart of the Compania Comercial 

 and others. Chauffeurs are said to delight in running them down 

 on the auto roads. 



Abbott did not find this bird in the southern part of the Domin- 

 ican Republic and from present information, except for a specimen 

 sent by Ciferri to Moltoni from San Juan, October 19, 1929, it is 

 known in that republic only from Sabana La Mar and Cotui north 

 and west through La Vega for an undetermined distance toward 

 Monte Cristi and Dajabon. 



