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In Antigua, two degrees north of Dominica, I found 

 but few birds, but secured an owl which has since been 

 declared a new species. In Barbuda, thirty miles north 

 of Antigua, I found excellent shooting at deer, wild 

 guinea fowls, doves, white-headed pigeons, etc., but no 

 new or rare birds. Antigua and Barbuda differ from the 

 other islands of the group in being wholly, or in part, of 

 coral formation. 



In St. Vincent, in lat. 13 north, I discovered, among 

 others, the famous "Sonffriere Bird," which had been an 

 object of interest to English naturalists for many years ; 

 since named, by Mr. Lawrence, the Myiadestes sibilans. 

 To procure this, I was obliged to camp in a cave for 

 nearly a week. 



With the few Caribs residing in St. Vincent, who live 

 isolated from the whites, in the northern part of the 

 island, I remained a few weeks. Here, I obtained many 

 specimens of ancient implements and photographed some 

 curiously-incised rocks, supposed to have been used as 

 sacrificial stones by the Caribs. A carved wooden tor- 

 toise, which I found in a cave, exhibits excellent work- 

 manship, aud may prove interesting. 



In St. Vincent, I procured seven (7) new species, the 

 most interesting, perhaps, of any obtained. 



In Grenada, in lat. 12 north, I discovered three (3) 

 new species. This island is the last of the chain, being 

 less than one hundred miles from Trinidad and seventy 

 miles from Tobago, the fauna of which latter islands is 

 essentially tropical, and different from that of the Antil- 

 lean chain. Grenada contains the last of the armadillos, 

 which once inhabited all these islands, aud monkeys. 



Tobago, which I investigated later, yielded many inter- 

 esting species ; but, not forming one of the group known 

 as the Antilles, it does not come within the limits of this 

 paper. 



