1S92.J Scott oh the Birds of yatnaica. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIRDS OF JAMAICA 

 WEST INDIES. 



BY W. E. D. SCOTT. 



lit A LIST OF THE BIRDS RECORDED FROM THE ISLAND, 



WITH ANNOTATIONS. 



(^Continued from Vol. VIII, p. ^6j.) 



44. Ajaja ajaja {Linn.). Roseatk Spoonbill. — I did not meet with this 

 species, nor has Mr. Taylor seen it on the island. It is included from 

 records bv Gosse ('Birds of Jamaica,' p. 346) and bj March (Proc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila. 1864. p. 65). 



45. Guara alba (Z/««.). White Ibis. — It seems somewhat uncertain 

 whether this species is at present a resident or even a visitor in Jamaica, 

 but it is alluded to by Gosse ('Birds of Jamaica,' p. 348) and later bv Denny 

 (P. Z. S. 1847, p. 39). 



46. Guara rubra (Z/;/«.). Scarlet Ibis. — This bird is an occasional 

 visitor to Jamaica. See, for records, Gosse, 'Birds of Jamaica,' p. 348, 

 Denny, P. Z. S. 1847, p. 39, and March, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 

 1864, p. 65. 



47. Tantalus loculator {Linn.). Wood Ibis. — The only record of the 

 occurrence of this species in Jamaica is that given by Denny, P. Z. S. 



i847' P- .39- 



48. Botaurus lentiginosus {Mont.). American Bittern. — Referred to 

 by Gosse, 'Birds of Jamaica,' p. 346, and by March, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila. 1S64, p. 65. Mr. Taylor has no records of the species. 



49. Botaurus exilis {Gmel.). Least Bittern. — A rather common resi- 

 dent, of local distribution. From Mr. Taylor's notes I quote: "This 

 species was found breeding at Port Henderson. Two sets of eggs were 

 brought in. The last clutch, taken June 25, had two eggs in which 

 embryos were formed. The nests were slight, flat structures of twigs on 

 mangrove bushes in the swamps. I have never met with more than two, 

 or at most three, of these birds in the course of a whole day, and they 

 were always seen singly. So far as my experience goes they seem to pre- 

 fer the vicinity of fresh or brackish water." 



50. Ardea occidentalis And. Great White Heron. — Referred to by 

 Gosse, 'Birds of Jamaica,' p. 346, and by March, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila. 1864, p. 63. Mr. Taylor says: "A large white Heron seen among 

 the salines at Port Henderson may have been this species." 



51. Ardea herodias Linn. Great Blue Heron. — This would seem 

 to be an uncommon bird in Jamaica. It is referred to by Gosse, 'Birds of 



Jamaica,' pp. 346, 347, at some length; also by March, Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phila. 1864, p. 63. 



