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able to it, and it will probably increase in all situations as continued 

 developments in agriculture clear away the land. The song is 

 harsher and louder than that of the related species. 



The earliest specimen from the Dominican Republic seems to be 

 one received in alcohol at the United States National Museum from 

 Prof. William Gabb, collected at Puerto Plata by Charles A. Fraser. 

 The exact date of capture is uncertain but comes between 1869 and 

 1878. Tristram obtained one from C. G. McGrigor in 1884, and 

 Cory reports two taken at Samana September 4, 1883. Cherrie 

 found this species common in the southern part of the republic in 

 1895, and says that he secured specimens at all the localities visited. 

 Christy reports that in late June he found several nests placed 

 among the spines in the tops of pineapple plants. The eggs at the 

 larger end were marked with pale rust-colored spots and blotches. 

 Verrill says that he found this grassquit common, and collected 

 specimens at Sanchez January 14, 21, and 26, February 27, and 

 March 1, 6, and 7, and at Samana February 18, 1907, which are now 

 in the collection of J. H. Fleming. R. H. Beck secured skins for the 

 American Museum of Natural History at Santo Domingo City 

 October 5, 6, 17, and 19, 1916, and May 29, 1917, and at Sanchez 

 October 27 and 30, and December 13, 1916. W. L. Abbott collected 

 this form only near Constanza in 1919, where he obtained skins April 

 16, 21, and 22 on the Loma Rio Grande, and May 5 near Hondo. In 

 1927 Wetmore found several at Los Alcarrizos May 4, and collected 

 a breeding male at Sanchez May 9. He observed several at the 

 same point May 13, and recorded a male near Constanza May 19. 

 Danforth in the summer of 1927 recorded them at Santo Domingo 

 City, Haina, Bonao, and Las Matas. Ciferri shot one at Sabana 

 San Thome, near San Juan, October 19, 1928. 



In Haiti A. E. Younglove shot specimens near Port-au-Prince 

 April 31, May 4, and June 1. Bartsch recorded them near Jeremie 

 April 11, 15, and 16, near Trou des Roseaux April 13 and 14, and 

 between Port-au-Prince and St. Marc April 21 and 22. Abbott col- 

 lected two at 900 meters above Fonds Verettes April 21 and 22. 

 Beebe found them at Bizoton in 1927. Wetmore in the same year 

 secured an adult male on La Selle April 14, and recorded several 

 more in the weed-grown fields of the Jardins Bois Pin on the follow- 

 ing day. He observed them at Chapelle Faure April 17, at Maissade 

 April 20, and near Hinche April 22 and 23. Danforth in the sum- 

 mer of 1927 found them at St. Marc, Gonaiives, Cap-Hai'tien, the 

 Citadelle, and on Gonave Island. James Bond reports them as com- 

 mon on Gonave, and as found on Tortue Island. He writes that he 

 found many nests near Furcy. Poole and Perrygo collected one at 



