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any distinctive markings ; as he also gives it the name of " Quak- 

 ing Thrush," we refer it to Cinclocerthia ; the other, " T. musteli- 

 nus" is probably the second species mentioned by Ligon and 

 Hughes ; there is, however, a possibility that he refers to Attenia 

 under this name. 



I have referred these " Thrushes " to Margarops and not to 

 Ciiiihlerminia, as the former genus is more widely distributed, its 

 species more abundant where they occur, and not essentially birds 

 of the deep woods (as are the species of Cinchlerminia), and the 

 habits as given agree better with those of Margarops. Moreover, 

 a male of M.fuscatus densirostris (a straggler) was obtained on 

 Barbados on March 2, 1889. 



Coereba atrata Lawr. 



Normal Form = saccharina Lawr. 



Molasses Bird. 



The Yellow-breasted Honey Creeper appears to have become 

 extinct on St. Vincent. I could find no trace of it. Ober ob- 

 tained two specimens in 1878, but Lister, writing in 1880, does 

 not mention it. It seems to be now wholly replaced by the black 

 form {atrata Lawr.). 



Coereba wellsi Cory. 



Normal Form. 



SUCRIER. 



Ober says (1878) that "this bird is not found in great numbers 

 (on Grenada), as in some of the northern islands ( ? northern 

 Lesser Antilles, or Grenadines) ; indeed I have seen it but twice 

 on the mangrove flats of Point Saline." This is inserted under 

 the heading " C. atrata" but must refer to this bird, as the black 

 form is abundant all over Grenada. Wells says it is not found at 

 all in Grenada. 



In May, 1904, while at St. George's, Grenada, Mr. Charles 



