1887-1 Cory on the Birds of the West Indies. ri*! 



parts are of a dull yellow shade (oil yellow I would call it), ex- 

 actly as you describe the specimen in your possession. Audubon's 

 plate is very faulty in several particulars." 



Mr. Galbraith obtained only this specimen, and has no recollec- 

 tion of seeing another, but if he had — not knowing its desirability 

 — he said, if a more highly plumaged bird had been in sight, it 

 would have been shot in preference. 



The other specimen referred to above is Swainson's Warbler 

 (Helinaia swainsoni), of which he procured about three dozen 

 examples, but he had parted with all for millinery purposes, ex- 

 cept the one retained for me. The others are probably by this 

 time adorning the hats of some of the better part of creation — the 

 fair wearers not being aware of their great rarity. 



It would seem as if this species was not at all uncommon in the 

 locality in which Mr. Galbraith collected, since he got so many 

 specimens of it. He knew nothing of their value, and they were 

 collected indiscriminately with other birds suited to his business 

 as a taxidermist. 



According to Mr. Brewster, in South Carolina it required to 

 be very carefully searched for in special localities. With a great 

 variety of birds, Mr. Galbraith obtained a large number of Pro- 

 thonotary Warblers, as well as Orange-crowned and Worm-eat- 

 ing, showing the locality to be a favorite resort of Swamp Warblers. 



THE BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES, INCLUDING 



THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, THE GREATER AND 



THE LESSER ANTILLES, EXCEPTING 



THE ISLANDS OF TOBAGO 



AND TRINIDAD. 



BY CHARLES B. CORY. 



[ Continued from I 'ol. Ill, p. 472.] 



Family FALCONID^. 



Genus Pandion Sav. 

 Pandion Savigny, "Descr. de I'Egypt, Ois. p. 95, 1S09." 



