from the Northern Bahamas. 293 



$ . Nassau, New Providence, 3rd March, 1902. 



A widely distributed species, abundant in suitable localities, 

 but somewhat local. It is very partial to the tall flowers of 

 the sisal. 



-f- 41. Sporadinus riccordi (Gerv.). 



Sporadinus riccordi Gervais, Rev. Mag. Zool. 1835, pis. 41 

 &42. 



Sporadinus riccordi (Gerv.) ; Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. 

 p. Ill (1890) ; id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 107 (1892). 



Sporadinus bracei Lawr. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. i. p. L0 

 (1877). 



Riccordia ceneo-viridisWm. Palmer and J. H. Riley, Proc. 

 Biol. Soc. Wash. xv. p. 33 (1902) (Abaco). 



$ . Mangrove Cay, Andros, 11th January, 1902. 



4 S ■ Little Abaco, 21st March, 1902. 



On Andros and Abaco this species greatly outnumbers 

 the foregoing, which is very rarely seen on the latter island. 

 On New Providence it is only known from one mummied 

 specimen, the type of S. bracei, and can therefore hardly be 

 considered as occurring there. I have very carefully studied 

 and measured series of these birds from Abaco and Cuba, 

 and fail to see the very smallest reason for separating the 

 Abaco bird. The only points of difference I could detect were : 

 (1) the middle tail-feather in the Abaco birds is slightly 

 (1 mm.) broader, and (2) the tail is of a more coppery bronze ; 

 but these distinctions are by no means constant. 



*-f- 42. Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). 



Ceryle ah yon (Linn.) ; Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. p. 115 

 (1890) ; id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 103 (1892) ; Bonhote, Ibis, 

 1899, p. 514. 



<$ . Nassau, New Providence, 17th December, 1901. 



5 . Grassy Creek, Andros, 15th January, 1902. 



A common winter visitor in suitable localities. It is 

 generally found singly and is very shy. 



-4—43. Saurothera bahamensis Bryant. 



Suurothera bahamensis Bryant, Pr. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist, 

 ix. p. 280 (1864); Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. p. 116 (1890); 



