298 Mr. J. L. Bonliote on Birds 



so that incubation must begin about the latter end of 

 November. The birds are by no means common in the 

 northern island s, but are chiefly to be found near the broad 

 lagoons, where their principal food is a fish known as " Bone 

 Fish." 



/ 53. Cathartes aura (Linn.). 



Cathartes aura (Linn.) ; Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. p. 134 

 (1890); id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 98 (1892). 



<$ . Mangrove Cay, Andros, 10th January, 1902. 



<? . Little Abaco, 2nd April, 1902. 



This bird was nowhere abundant and was met with only 

 on Andros and Abaco. It is very strange that it should 

 never be found on New Providence, which is only twenty 

 miles from Andros. 



54;. Columba leucocephala Linn. 



Columba leucocephala Linn.; Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. p. 137 

 (1890) i id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 96 (1892) ; Bonhote, Ibis, 

 1899, p. 516. 



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



c? . Washerwoman Cay, Andros, 1st May, 1902. 



A resident, not very numerous during the winter. It 

 breeds in large numbers on some of the outlying cays, flying 

 ten or twenty miles to the mainland for its food. The 

 breeding-season is late, not commencing till June. 



-| 55. Zenaidura macrura (Linn.). 



Zenaida macroura (Linn.) ; Bangs, Auk, xvii. p. 286 

 (1900). 



Zenaidura macroura (Linn.) ; Cory, Cat. W. Ind. Bds. 

 p. 97 (1892). 



? . Nassau, New Providence, 19th April, 1902. 



Until recently this species had not been recorded from 

 the Bahamas. It is known, however, to the natives under 

 the name of "Turtle Dove." The above specimen was shot 

 off the nest, which contained two fresh eggs. Several others 

 were seen and heard on Little Exuma and Andros. On the 

 former island there seemed to be quite a flock on the 22nd 

 of April, possibly migrating. 



