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be seen sitting motionless on a bare branch, now and then 

 flying to the ground to pick up an insect. 



EULAMPIS JUGULAHIS (Lillll.) . 



Eulampis jugularis Cory, B. W. I. p. 145. 



This fine Humming-bird is very abundant in St. Lucia. 

 I shot three examples, and subsequently met with it again 

 in several of the other islands. The flight of this bird 

 resembles that of most of the other members of the group, 

 but I noticed that all the Humming-birds in the West Indies 

 seem more addicted to perching than those that I met with in 

 South America last year. They are all extremely tame. 



Eulampis holosericeus (Linn.). 

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

 This species is not so common at St. Lucia as E. jugularis. 

 Its habits are similar. 



Bellona exilis (Gmel.). 



Bellona exilis Cory, B. W. I. p. 152. 



I shot several examples of this Humming-bird in St. Lucia. 

 Cory does not mention St. Lucia as within the range of this 

 species, but gives the island as one of the habitats of Bellona 

 cr is tat a, a perfectly distinct form. I feel sure that the latter 

 bird, does not occur at St. Lucia, and I met with it only in 

 Grenada. 



Bellona exilis is abundant and very tame in St. Lucia. 

 One individual several times perched almost within reach 

 of my hand. I fancy that the bird was nesting at the time of 

 our visit, as I seldom saw the female, of which I obtained only 

 one specimen. 



On January 25th we left Santa Lucia for St. Vincent, 

 where we anchored the same day. As we spent only one 

 day at St. Vincent and birds were very scarce, I did very 

 little in the way of collecting. The Administrator told us 

 that an American, Mr. Clarke, was then collecting birds 

 on the island. Since I came home I have seen Mr. Clarke's 

 list of birds from this island in the ' West Indian Bulletin/ 

 By his report I observe that he got examples of the St. Vin- 

 cent Parrot, Chrysotis guildingi. Surely it is time to take 



