558 Mr. M. J. Nicoll on Birds 



after the skins were dried. Hence comes the name u .Boat- 

 tailed." Grackle applied to some of them. 



Elainea martinica (Linn.). 



Elainea martinica Cory, B. W. I. p. 117. 



Elainea barbadensis Cory, B. W. I. p. 292. 



I obtained a pair of these birds at Barbadoes, but I 

 can see no character by which this species can be separated 

 from Elainea martinica. Cory says that it is larger and. 

 darker than E. martinica ; but the largest and darkest that I 

 obtained in any of the islands was in Martinique. 



This species is not very common; it seems to be restricted 

 to the gardens near the town. 



ElJLAMPIS HOLOSERICEUS (Liim.). 



Eulampis holosericeus Cory, B. W. I. p. 146. 



I shot a pair of these Humming-birds at Barbadoes; they 

 were breeding at the time of our visit. They have a habit of 

 sitting on the telegraph- or telephone-wires along the roadside, 

 whicb makes them look like diminutive Swallows. 



I subsequently obtained many examples of this species at 

 other of the West-Indian Islands; and I find that those from 

 Barbadoes, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, St. Thomas, and Nevis 

 have a larger patch of blue on the chest, and have the upper 

 parts greener and not so much bronzed as those from the 

 other islands. 



LOXIGILLA BARBADEXSIS Cory. 



Loxiyilla barbadensis Cory, B. W. I. p. 290. 



This species is peculiar to the island, of Barbadoes. Both 

 sexes nearly resemble the female of L. noctis. I found a 

 nest, domed, and placed on the fork of a small tree. I shot 

 three examples. 



Totanus macularius (Linn.). 



Actitis macularia Cory, B. W. I. p. 239. 



The Spotted Sandpiper is common in Barbadoes in winter 

 and very tame. I shot two examples on the shore close to 

 Bridgetown ; they were in full winter plumage. 



This species has a paler bill and yellower legs than our 



