560 Mr. M.J. Nicoll on Birds 



St. Lucia in January and February. I shot three adult 

 males. It is a lively little bird, constantly opening its 

 wings and nicking its tail, when the scarlet bands on the 

 wings are seen to advantage. 



Certhiola martinicana Reich. 



Certhiola martinicana Cory, B. W. I. p. 66. 



This Honey-creeper is to be seen almost everywhere near 

 the town of Castries, and I found it common in the woods 

 further inland. I obtained five examples, several of which 

 had yellow superciliaries. This is a sign of immaturity, as 

 is the case in all the Honey-creepers. Its note and habits 

 resembled those of C. barbadensis. I found a pair building 

 a large domed nest in a bunch of leaves on the end of a 

 branch of a mango-tree. 



Vireo calidris (Linn.). 



Vireo calidris Cory, B. W. I. p. 76. 



This Greenlet was not abundant. I shot two specimens. 

 It keeps to the tall trees in the thick woods, and might 

 easily pass unnoticed were it not for its rich song. The 

 examples obtained had darker crowns than specimens in the 

 British Museum from Florida. This is probably Vireo 

 calidris barbadensis of Lawrence. 



Saltator guadeloupensis Lafr. 



Saltator guadeloupensis Cory, B. W. I. p. 88. 



This curious bird was met with only twice at St. Lucia. 

 It has a curious habit of bowing or bobbing up and down 

 when alarmed, whence the name Saltator was probably 

 derived. I shot two examples, both males. 



LOXIGILLA NOCTIS (Linn.). 



Loxigilla noctis Cory, B. W. I. p. 91. 



This handsome Finch is common at St. Lucia, but is 

 very shy, keeping as much as possible to the undergrowth. 

 I frequently found it eating the bits of chewed sugar-cane 

 dropped by the natives in the road. I met with this species 

 in several of the other islands, and from St. Lucia and 

 Dominica I got a fair series in all stages of plumage. 



Luxiyilla noctis sclatcri of Allen is, to my mind, not a good 



