Vol. XXII-I Riley, Birds of Bahama Islands. 349 



1905 J 



LIST OF BIRDS COLLECTED OR OBSERVED DUR- 

 ING THE BAHAMA EXPEDITION OF THE GEO- 

 GRAPHIC SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE. 



BY J. H. RILEY. 



During June and July, 1903, the author accompanied the Geo- 

 graphic Society of Baltimore's expedition to the Bahama Islands 

 for the purpose of collecting reptiles, birds, and mammals for the 

 U. S. National Museum. We sailed from Baltimore in the ninety- 

 two ton schooner 'Van Name,' June 1, and arrived at Nassau, 

 after a very stormy voyage, June 17, where we collected until 

 June 24. Leaving Nassau, June 25, we arrived off Morgan's 

 Bluff, Andros, the same evening and proceeded down the coast 

 to Mangrove Cay where we arrived late the next morning. Here 

 five of the party, including the author, the next day started in a 

 small sponger to Grassy Creek. Arriving at the Creek early in the 

 evening of June 28, we proceeded inland by boat and camped for 

 the night on a small strip of dry ground. Part of the next day- 

 was spent in hunting Flamingoes, when we were obliged to leave 

 to rejoin the ship at Green Cay which we did not succeed in do- 

 ing until late in the evening of the following day, and then only to 

 learn that it was necessary to put back to Nassau, to replenish 

 our water supply. July 2, was spent at Nassau, when we sailed 

 for Eleuthera, arriving off Spanish Wells late in the evening of 

 the same day. On Eleuthera a short time was spent in collecting, 

 varying from a few hours to a whole day, at The Bluff, Gregory- 

 town, Governor's Harbor, and Powell's Point. About three hours 

 of July 9, was spent on Cat Island and about the same time on 

 Rum Cay the next day. July n to 13, was spent on Watlings 

 Island and from July 14 to 17, on Long Island, at Clarence Har- 

 bor. We reached Nassau again on July 20, where we spent part 

 of the day collecting. On July 22, we spent about four hours on 

 Abaco, opposite Hopetown, which was the last collecting done, as 

 we attempted to sail the next day for Baltimore, but as the wind 

 failed after leaving the harbor we did not get started until the day 



after. 



For a fuller account of the expedition, the geology, physical fea- 



