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and had speckled breasts. The native name is " ruisenor," which 



is the Spanish for nightingale. 



The barn-owl mentioned by Captain Smith was doubtless Strix 

 flammea bar gel (Hartert). 



For the benefit of those who may not have access to Mr. Har- 

 tert's article, I give here his list of the birds of the island of 

 Curagao : — 



1. Larus atricilla (Linn.). 



2. Sterna hirundo (Linn.). 



3. Sterna maxima (Bodd.). 



4. Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gm.). 



5. Fregata aqnila (Linn.). 



6. Pelecanus fuscus (Linn.). 



7. Hsematopus palliatus (Temm.). 



8. Himantopus mexicanus (Miill.). 



9. Totanus macularius (Linn.). Actitis macularia. 



10. Bntorides (Ardea) virescens (Linn.). 



11. Ardea candidissima ? (Gm.). 



12. Ardea herodias (Linn.). 



13. Enpsychortyx cristatus (Linn.). 



14. Columbigallina passerina perpallida (Hartert). C. passerina. 



15. Leptoptila verreanxi (Bp.). 



16. Zenaida vinaceo-rufa (Ridgw.). 



17. Columba gymnopthalma (Temm.). 



18. Strix flammea bargei (Hartert). 



19. Polyborus cheriway (Jacq.). 



21. Tinnunculus sparverius brevipennis (V. Berl.). 



21. Biiteo albicaudatus colonus (V. Berl.). 



22. Conurus pertinax (Linn.). 



23. Crotophaga sulcirostris (Sw.). 



24. Stenopsis cayennensis (Gm.). 



25. Chlorostilbon carib?eus (Lawr.). C. atala. 



26. Chrysolampis mosquitus (Linn.). 



