310 Mr. J. L. Bonliote on Birds 



have settled, and many are shot every winter by parties 

 walking up and down a small lake, the birds merely flying 

 from end to end, while the Ducks depart after the first 

 shot. 



88. Phcenicopterus ruber Linn. 



Phamicopterus ruber Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 139 (1758) ; 

 Cory, Bds. Bah. 2nd ed. p. 180 (1890) ; id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. 

 p. 88 (1892). 



cJ ? $ ad. Turner Sound, Andros, 25th January, 1902* 

 $ ad. Grassy Creek, Andros, 16th May, 1902. 



Although by no means numerous and very local, this 

 species continues to be found in some numbers on Inagna and 

 Andros. I could not ascertain for certain whether it still exists 

 at Abaco, but the balance of evidence is in favour of the fact. 

 I visited the breeding-places at Andros, but the birds had not 

 begun to nest properly ; there were, by calculation, 1500 

 nests occupied in one colony in 1898. And we also calcu- 

 lated that we must have seen from 1500 to 2000 birds on 

 one day in the various flocks we came across. The natives 

 take toll of the young birds in July, and I was told that 

 they capture the adults in August, when they are moulting 

 their primaries and are incapable of flight ; but I cannot 

 vouch for the truth of this last statement. 



The nests, which are placed in close proximity to each 

 other, are from 12 to 18 inches in height and 9 inches across 

 at the top — slightly more at their bases. They are built at the 

 edge of the water on the soft mud, which is scooped up from 

 round their bases, and when completed weigh between 50 and 

 GO pounds. 



-| 89. Dendrocycna arborea (Linn.). 



Anas arborea Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 207 (1766*). 



Dendrocygna arborea (Linn.) ; Cory, Bds. Bah. p. 183 

 (1890) ; id. Cat. W. Ind. Bds. p. 87 (1892). 



S c? ? ? . Fresh water, Andros, 28th January, 1902. 



This Duck cannot be called very numerous, but it was 

 often seen along the west coast of Andros, generally in small 

 parties of from six to ten. 



