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* 45. Falco columbarius Linn. Pigeon Hawk. — ^A single specimen, a 

 male, was sliot at Mastic Point on Andros on May 2. The bird was rare. 

 A larger Hawk also was seen, but no specimens were obtained. 



46. Cathartes aura (Linn.). — Turkey Buzzard. 'Crow.' — Very com- 

 mon on Andros, but more were seen on New Providence. 



47. Columba leucocephala Linn. White-crowned Pigeon. — Very 

 abundant during the spring and summer. In the evening we often 

 watched them flying from Andros in the direction of New Providence. 

 The people said that they were going to Green Bay, a distance of fifty 

 miles. A female shot on June 2S was almost ready to lay. 



48. Columbigallina passerina (Z^/«;/.). — Called 'Ground Dove' and 

 ' Tobacco Dove ' by the natives. Exceedingly common both on Andros 

 and New Providence. They generally fly about in small flocks of three 

 to six, and are very tame. 



49. Zenaida zenaida {Bonap.). Zenaida Dove. — Not as abundant as 

 the White-crowned Pigeon, but not uncommon in the coppet. They 

 were shy, and were heard much oftener than seen. 



50. Charadrius squatarola {Linn.). — A pair of Black-bellied Plovers 

 was shot on the shore near Red Bays, Andros, on April 14. 



51. iEgialitis vocifera {Linn.'). — The Killdeer was first seen near 

 Fresh Creek on the first of June, and on the 7th two were shot. They both 

 proved to be males, with the testes enlarged to about .5 inch in diam- 

 eter. The species was not abundant, and but few were afterward seen. 



52. iEgialitis wilsonia {Ord). Wilson's Plover. — Abundant and 

 very tame. It was found on almost all the sandy beaches, where it 

 would sometimes run along just ahead of us for nearly half a mile, ap- 

 pearing quite to forget that it could get out of our way by flying. This 

 species is known to breed in the Bahamas.* 



53. Hsematopus palliatus {Temm.). American Oystercatcher. 

 'Sea-i'ie.' — One of these birds was obtained near Red Bay on April 15. 

 It was feeding on the extensive sand flats at low tide. Later, others were 

 occasionally seen in similar places. It is said to breed in the Bahamas.! 



54. Himantopus mexicanus (il/H/A ). Black-necked Stilt. — A flock 

 of these birds was seen in one of the lakes on the west side of Andros on 

 April 21, and a pair were secured. We afterwards found them occasionally 

 in the marshes. On June 17 we saw quite a number of these birds in the 

 swash near Wide Opening. Our man said that this was the kind of 

 place in which they bred, and later we found a nest. It was simply a 

 slight depression in the ground, and contained four ovate eggs of an olive 

 green color, blotched with brown, measuring \\ to i.^ inches by \\. 



55. Symphemia semipalmata {Gincl.). Willet. — Commonly known 

 as 'Tell-Bill-Willy.' Very abundant in all the creeks and swashes. The 

 ovaries of those shot on May 31 were much enlarged. 



* Cory, Birds of Bahamas, p. 14. 



t Bryant, Proc. Bost, Soc. Nat. Hist., VH, p. 121. 



