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small inland pool on the Cay. They appear, unless disturbed, 

 to keep very quiet and to confine themselves to the pool, for 

 we did not find them the first day that we landed, and as the 

 island was barely a mile and a half in circumference we 

 could hardly have missed them had they left the pond. They 

 were just about to breed, a fully shelled and pigmented egg 

 being obtained from the female. As soon as we approached 

 they became very noisy and eventually left the pond, but 

 kept on returning at frequent intervals. 



-4-65. Gallinago delicata (Ord). 



Gallinago wilsoni (Temra.) ; Cory, Bcls. Bah. 2nd ed. 

 p. 156 (1890). 



Gallinago delicata (Ord); Cory, Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 92 

 (1892). 



? . Nassau, Bahamas, 24th December, 1901. 



A tolerably common winter visitor in suitable spots, but 

 by no means numerous. It is rather local in its distribution 

 and unless its favourite swamps be visited it is but seldom 

 seen. It is more partial to damp spots situated amongst 

 palmettos and bushes than to large stretches of open swamp. 



66. Macrorhamphus griseus (Gm.). 

 Macrorhamphus griseus (Gm.) ; Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. 



p. 157 (1890) ; id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 92 (1892). 



4 ? . Spanish Wells, Andros, 21st January, 1902. 

 ? . Grassy Creek, Andros, 10th May, 1902. 



A rather scarce winter visitor, generally found in small 

 flocks. In full breeding-dress it looks, at a distance, very 

 much like a Knot. I once met with a flock of these birds in 

 one of the gardens in the town ; they were very tame and 

 hungry, having evidently just arrived. The May individual 

 was in full breeding-dress and very fat. 



67. Ereunetes pusillus (Linn.). 



Ereunetes pusillus (Linn.) ; Cory, Cat. Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. 

 p. 157 (1890) ; id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 93 (1892) ; Bangs, 

 Auk, xvii. p. 286 (1900). 



$ ad. Hog Island, off New Providence, 27th April, 1902. 



This is the only occasion on which I met with this species; 



