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The bird was first recorded for the Dominican Republic by Cherrie 

 who secured one Februan^ 2, 1895 (at Catarrey). He reports that 

 the yellowthroat was common the middle of March, and that it con- 

 tinued in numbers until he left the island on May 8. Christy shot 

 one at La Vega April 19, 1895, and Verrill reports it as common in 

 1907. Four specimens of his taking in the collection of J. H. Flem- 

 ing were secured at Samana February 9, 19, and 20. Peters in 1916 

 found yellowthroats uncommon at Monte Cristi February 5 to 23; 

 and at Sosiia February 25 to April 8. After March 15 they in- 

 creased in numbers remaining common until he left that section on 

 April 10. There is a series of eight in the American Museum of 

 Natural History taken by R. H. Beck at Santo Domingo City Sep- 

 tember 30, October 4, 10, 12, 17, and 20, 1916, all referred by Wet- 

 more to the present form. W. L. Abbott wrote on March 29, 1922 

 that yellowthroats were then common at Laguna Rincon. Ciferri 

 secured specimens at Haina in November, 1925, and at Sabana San 

 Thome near San Juan November 5, December 28, 1928, and February 

 26, 1929. (Moltoni informs us that his published record of June 5 

 for a specimen from San Thome is an error for November 5.) 



In Haiti Cory reported the yellowthroat common in 1881 without 

 giving localities for his observations. In 1917 Paul Bartsch re- 

 corded this bird at Thomazeau April 2 (specimen), near Glore on 

 the Etang Saumatre April 3, Trou Caiman April 4, near Jeremie 

 April 11, 14, 15, and 16 (specimen April 14), Trou des Roseaux 

 April 13 and 14, and near Port-au-Prince April 21 and 22. Abbott 

 shot a male at Trou Caiman, March 12, 1918, and a female on Gonave 

 Island March 12, 1920. Penard observed one on board ship at sea 

 near Haiti October 27, 1921. Beebe reports one taken and four seen in 

 1927. During that same spring Wetmore recorded several in the 

 outskirts of Port-au-Prince in dry, thorny scrub far from any water. 

 On April 1 at the Etang Miragoane these birds were so abundant 

 in swampy meadows that about one hundred were seen. One was 

 seen April 7 in dry scrub near La Tremblay, and on April 8 several 

 were observed along the trail between Petionville and Kenskoff. On 

 La Selle the birds were common in patches of weed and bracken in 

 the Jardins Bois Pin at 1800 meters altitude April 14, but were 

 apparently in migration as there was noticeable decrease in their 

 abundance the following day, and on April 16 only one was seen. 

 One was recorded at Kenskoff April 17. On April 27 near Caracol 

 one was taken in a weed-grown field, and that evening several were 

 seen and one was taken at Poste Charbert. All observed on this day 

 were females. This was the last date on which the species was 

 observed that spring. Bond records them in 1928 as common, noting 

 them on Gonave and Tortue Islands, and wrote that he saw the last 



