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Grounp-Dove.— There is a male in the U. 8. National Museum taken on 
Culebra Island by Mr. A. B. Baker, February 9, 1899.1 
26. Chemepelia passerina trochila Bonaparte. Porro Rican 
Grounp Dove.— Resident. Ground doves were among the most abundant 
birds on the island. They were found in the roads and through the fields 
sometimes gathered in flocks of a dozen or more. About the lighthouse on 
Culebrita Island they were common and when alarmed darted away into 
shelter of the cactus. When Sparrow Hawks were in sight it was difficult 
to make them fly but on other occasions they whirled up in great confusion. 
There was no indication of breeding as yet in a series that were collected. 
27. Zenaida zenaida lucida Noble. ZeNama Dove.— Resident. 
Fairly common in the dense growths of dry forest. On the ground these 
doves appear much like Mourning Doves. One was taken on April 10. 
28. Patagicenas squamosa (Bonnaterre). ScaLep PiGEoN.— Resi- 
dent. Formerly these large pigeons were said to be common but now few 
are left. April 10 one flew from a clump of mangroves and lit above me. 
This bird was collected. Ancther was heard hooting but could not be found. 
29. Amazona vittata gracilipes Ridgway. CuLreBra Parrot.— 
Formerly parrots were common on Culebra Island but now they are sup- 
posed to be extinct. Their destruction is due to the fact that they were 
considered a table delicacy and were hunted continually. When common 
they were said to do considerable injury in the plantations of bananas and 
plantains. Two specimens in the National Museum were collected by A. B. 
Baker on February 11 and 12, 1899. Another bears merely the date 1899. 
30. Coccyzus minor nesiotes Cabanis. Jamaican MANGROVE 
CucKkoo.— Resident. These cuckoos were fairly common on Culebra 
Island and were seen on Culebrita and Louis Pena. Specimens were col- 
lected on Culebra April 13, 17 and 19, and on Culebrita, April 15. 
31. Crotophaga ani Linnzus. Anr.— Resident. The Ani was very 
common on Culebra Island. These birds were found in flocks of from six 
to twenty individuals in the open pastures. They fed largely around the 
cattle, running, hopping and flying in endeavors to keep ahead of the work 
bulls browsing through the grass that they might secure the insects fright- 
ened up. One morning about 20 were flushed from the mangroves around 
a lagoon where they had spent the night. One day I shot four from a 
flock and a land crab seized one and dragged it into a hole nearly out of 
sight before I could prevent it. 
32. Streptoceryle alcyon alcyon (Linnzus). BrLTep KINGFISHER. 
— A winter visitant. Kingfishers were seen along the bays and lagoons 
and at times in the mangrove swamps. The last one was noted April 21. 
Senor Guillermo Morris, the lighthouse keeper on Culebrita Island, claimed 
that occasionally Kingfishers remained through the summer along the small 
channels swarming with minnows that were found between these islands. 
33. Microlyssa exilis exilis (Gmelin). GiLT-cRESTED HUMMINGBIRD. 
1 Cf, Riley, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 1903, X VI, p. 14. 
