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Wetmore saw four among mangroves at Sources Puantes on March 

 29, and heard one singing, the song being abbreviated but still 

 reminiscent of the northern breeding season. Several were observed 

 April 3 in a mangrove swamp at Aquin on the south coast. Beebe 

 has reported one seen at Furcy which would seem to be most un- 

 usual as this is in the uplands. 



The water-thrush is very similar to the Louisiana water-thrush 

 differing in very slightly smaller size, somewhat less conspicuous 

 light streak over the eye, and distinctly yellow rather than buff 

 tinge of the under surface, with the throat streaked like the remainder 

 of the underparts. The pale yellow under surface is easily recognized 

 once the bird is known. 



SEIURUS NOVEBORACENSIS NOTABILIS Ridgway 



GRINNELL'S WATER-THRUSH, PETIT CHIT 



Seiurus naevius notabilis Ridgeway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 3, 18S0, p. 12 

 (Shores of Como Lake, Carbon Co., Wyoming). 



Seiurus noveboracensis, Verkiix, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 61, 

 1909, p. 365 (Dominican Republic, part). 



Seiurus noveboracensis notabilis, Peteks, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 61, 1917, 

 pp. 419-420 (Monte Cristi, specimen). — Moltoni, Att. Soc. Ital. Scienz. Nat., 

 vol. 68, 1929, p. 324 (San Juan, specimen doubtfully identified). 



Migrant from North America; apparently fairly common. 



Grinnell's water-thrush has exactty the same habits as the pre- 

 ceding race, and like it is confined to the coastal plain, principally 

 to muddy shores on brackish and fresh waters. This race was first 

 recorded for the island by Peters who collected a female near the 

 beach at Monte Cristi. There is a male in the collection of J. H. 

 Fleming shot by Verrill on Cayo Levantado opposite Samana, D. R., 

 February 16, 1907. Moltoni has doubtfully identified one secured 

 by Ciferri at Sabana San Thome, near San Juan, on October 9, 

 1928. 



Abbott shot one February 1, 1917 on Tortue Island, and Wetmore 

 collected a male at the fitang Miragoane, April 1, 1927, and a fe- 

 male among mangroves near the sea at Caracol April 27, 1927. Two 

 birds of this species were seen at the llltang Miragoane, a fact worth 

 recording since this lake has fresh water and lies back some distance 

 from the sea. Poole and Perrygo secured one at Fort Liberte, 

 Haiti, February 14, 1929. 



From these few records it appears that Grinnell's water-thrush, 

 which is the breeding form of the interior of North America, is more 

 common in winter in the West Indies than has been supposed. 

 Other specimens should be collected at every opportunity until the 

 relative abundance of the two forms under discussion is determined. 



