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a corpse thrown up ou the beach after heavy weather from 

 the north-east. It is just possible that this bird may be a 

 resident in other parts of Grand Cayman than the north. 



Pelecanus fuscus appears occasionally at almost any season 

 of the year, but does not ever seem to stay for more than a 

 day or two. 



Pandioyi haliaetus is represented in Grand Cayman by a 

 very small number of individuals, though at least one pair 

 of them seem to be regular winter visitors, arriving in 

 September and leaving in March. 



Chordeiles minor was only seen on one occasion. This 

 was during the evening of the 16th of May, 1911, when 

 seven or eight of them, noticeable by reason of their size, 

 were flying about in company with a number of the larger 

 Chordeiles virginiarais. 



Cotyle riparia is likely to be only a casual visitor. Two 

 of them were flying about over water during the morning of 

 the 26th of March, 1912. 



In addition to the twelve species already mentioned not pre- 

 viously recorded from Grand Cayman, I noticed on the 22nd 

 of March, 1912, just after sunset a large bird, which, in any 

 part of tropical America known to be inhabited by it would, 

 without hesitation, have been taken to be Cathartes aura^ 

 circling overhead at a great height, and as the islanders say 

 that " John Crows "" occasionally appear over the island, this 

 bird may have some claim to a place in the Cayman avifauna. 



In November 1912, during and after some heavy weather, 

 a large dark-coloured Tern was to be seen, which may or 

 may not have been Sterna fuUgitiosa ; and on the 1st of May, 

 1913, a flock of six birds about the size of Starlings was 

 observed flying from tree to tree, of which four had stout 

 dark beaks, dark grey or black rather variegated backs, 

 conspicuous straw-coloured napes, and weve black under- 

 neath, while the other two resembled the female house- 

 sparrow in colour. From this description Mr. Lowe identifies 

 these as Dolichonyx oryzivora. They were only seen on 

 this one occasion. 



The identification qf the foregoing birds is of course 



