from the West ladies. 5G1 



species, but merely a really adult L. noctis. The young 

 male in its first plumage has the throat, breast, and abdomen 

 greyish, the back brownish, and the under-tail-coverts chest- 

 nut. Later the feathers of the throat become chestnut by 

 colour-change ; the greyish abdomen becomes black by the 

 same process, as does the rest of the plumage. As the bird 

 becomes older, the red under-tail-coverts are suffused with 

 black, still by the same colour-change, and the throat 

 becomes a deeper chestnut. This continues until the under- 

 tail-coverts are black with only the faintest tinge of chestnut 

 on the tips, and finally become wholly black. Then the bird 

 is in fully adult plumage. I obtained seven males and one 

 female of this species in various plumages. 



Euethia bicolor (Linn.). 

 Euetheia bicolor Cory, B. W. I. p. 96. 

 This Finch is common and was, I believe, breeding at the 

 time of our visit. 



Icterus laudabilis Scl. 



Icterus laudabilis Cory, B. W. I. p. 104. 



I shot a single adult female of this species, which is 

 peculiar to the island of St. Lucia. I observed two pairs, 

 but they were very shy, and I saw nothing of their habits. 



QUISCALUS INFLEXIROSTRIS SwainS. 



Quiscalus injlexirostris Cory, B. W. I. p. 111. 



This species does not seem at all abundant in St. Lucia. 

 I met with it only near the town of Castries, where I shot 

 an adult male. The female is greyer, as are also the young. 

 This bird is exceedingly noisy and inquisitive. Iris pale 

 yellow ; bill, tarsi, and toes black. 



Elainea martinica (Linn.). 

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

 This Tyrant is common in St. Lucia, as it seems to be in 

 all the West-Indian Islands. 



Tyrannus rostratus Scl. 



Tyrannus rostratus Cory, B. W. I. p. 129. 



This Tyrant was abundant in St. Lucia. It is usuallv to 



