INTRODUCTION: 
The following isa catalogue of the Birds of the West 
Indies, exclusive of those found on the Islands of Trini- 
dad and Tobago, which have not been recorded as 
occurring elsewhere in North America, north of Mexico, 
While I have been greatly aided in making this 
catalogue by Mr. Charles B. Cory’s excellent works upon 
West Indian Birds, it will be seen that I have been able 
to make a few changes in habitat of some of the species 
through my own observations, and have also addedsome 
new forms, all from the Bahamas. Descriptions of these, 
as well as notes upon some of the changes in habitat, no- 
menclature etc., may be found in No. 3, Vol. III, of my 
Contributions to Science which was issued a short time 
before the publication of this catalogue. 
Co fear 
