146 BoNHOTE, Birds from Cay Lobos Lighthouse. L April 



son for all the trouble he has taken in collecting and forwarding 

 such interesting observations. 



Cay Lobos, the island from which these specimens have been 

 received, is a small cay, situated in 22° 27' N. lat. and 77° 35' E. 

 long., about 40 miles north of the coast of Cuba. The schedules 

 have been veiy carefully filled up by Mr. Theo. Thompson, the 

 light-keeper, who has taken great pains to give as much information 

 as possible, which may prove of great interest if further material 

 is received from other localities. The observations include some 

 24 species, most of which I have identified from wings, etc., 

 which were collected ; of those species marked with an asterisk, 

 however, I have not seen specimens, but have added in parentheses 

 the local name from which I felt justified in identifying them ; this 

 still leaves a few records unidentified, which I will mention 

 here, as the local names may possibly be known to some of your 

 members. 



" On the 26th November a Woodpecker killed itself against the 

 light. On the 25th February, and again on the 3d May a Bittern 

 was observed on the Cay ; between the 26th March and 5th April 

 the following birds were seen, viz.: — Snipe, Pigeon, Kingfisher, 

 Chipchip." 



Redshanks also arrived to the number of about 900 on the 28th 

 March, and Mr. Thompson adds a note to the effect that "these 

 birds sleep on the Cay every night, and a few breed there." It is 

 in fact the only bird recorded as nesting on the island. 



Mniotilta varia. 



No. 5, 25th March, 1900, midnight. 



Nos. II and 12, 2nd and 3rd May, 9 p. m. to 4 p.m. 



Parula americana. 



No. 4, $ and 9, ist March. 



No. 5, (?, 25th March. 



No. i\i$ and 9 , ist and 2nd May. 



Heltninthotherus vermivorus. 



No. 6, 5th April. 



