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Shearwater, Pvffinus assimilis (?). That afternoon we arrived 

 at St. Vincent and spent a day and a half there. Egyptian 

 Vultures were abundant, and I saw several Brown Ravens 

 (Corvus urnbrinus). I shot examples of the following species 

 at St. Vincent : — 



1. Sylvia conspicillata Marm. 



Sylvia conspicillata Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 22. 



<$ ? . Iris light brown. 



This Warbler is fairly numerous in the tamarisk-bushes 

 close to the sea at St. Vincent. Its call-note resembles that 

 of a Wren. 



2. Passer jagoensis Gould. 



Passer jag oensis Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 323. 



Two young males. Iris dark brown. 



These two Sparrows were killed by a native boy with a 

 stone. I bought them from him, but I did not see any 

 examples alive. 



We left St. Vincent on Dec. 12th, and steamed straight to 

 St. Paul's Rocks, which lie in mid- Atlantic, just under the 

 Equator. 



On Dec. 15th (lat. 6° 9' 54" N., long. 28° 22' 54" W.) 

 I saw a very small Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis). 



On Dec. 17th, at 1.30 p.m., we sighted St. Paul's Rocks. 

 Several Boobies (Sula leucogastra) came off to have a look 

 at us. There was a heavy swell, and the surf was beating 

 over the reefs, but we landed without much difficulty at 3.30. 

 St. Paul's Rocks are simply a cluster of islets some half 

 a mile in circumference : the highest is about 64 ft. in 

 elevation. The largest peak, " Booby Hill," is snow- 

 white from the birds' droppings, which have formed in 

 places a hard enamel over the surface of the rocks. The 

 islets swarm with evil-looking Crabs (Grapsus strigosus). 

 Three species of birds inhabit the locality, and I met 

 with a migrant, probably a straggler, which I shall mention 

 later. I obtained a small beetle, some small crickets, 



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