Vol. XVIII 

 1901 



J 'Qo-i^YiOT'E., Birds from Cay Lobos Lighthouse. I4C 



single male specimen taken at Fort Franklin, 65^° N. Lat. I 

 have seen no skins from the Mackenzie River region, but judging 

 from the similarity in climatic and floral conditions, I feel fairly- 

 certain that the Varied Thrushes of the Kowak Valley and Mac- 

 kenzie Valley must be similar. An examination of parallel races 

 of other species points toward the same conclusion. I have there- 

 fore revived the name meniloides for this northern form, in prefer- 

 ence to proposing a new name. 



ON A COLLECTION OF BIRDS MADE BY MR. T. R. 



THOMPSON AT THE CAY LOBOS 



LIGHTHOUSE, BAHAMAS. 



BY J. LEWIS BONHOTE, B. A., F. Z. S. L., 



Member of t/w British Oniithologisfs Union. 



Some two years ago when staying at Nassau, Bahamas, I was 

 Struck by the ease with which birds could be observed on their 

 migrations at certain times of the year. It therefore occurred to 

 me that it might be of interest if records could be obtained from 

 the various lighthouses round the group of the many species 

 annually passing there on migration. I wrote to Mr. Chapman 

 of the Natural History Museum in New York and through him 

 obtained from Dr. A. K. Fisher of the U. S. Biological Survey at 

 Washington a number of schedules similar to those which were 

 being circulated throughout the Lighthouses of North America. 

 These together with various instructions were sent round to all 

 the lighthouses of the Bahama group, but, I regret to say, have 

 not brought forth much result. Several keepers have written 

 promising their assistance but although they are kept supplied 

 with schedules only one collection has as yet come to hand, the 

 results of which I append below; before doing so, however, I 

 would convey my thanks to Mr. Chapman and Dr. Fisher for 

 kindly procuring me the schedules, and to Mr. Theo. R. Thomp- 



