from the West Indies. 567 



entirely different, having the under wing-coverts and abdomen 

 much more yellow than in Myiarchus oberi. The example 

 obtained was the only one seen. 



We left Grenada on February 1st for St. Vincent, where 

 we anchored for the night. Early next morning we sailed 

 for Santa Lucia again. The birds collected during this visit 

 I have united with those obtained at the time of our first 

 visit. 



On February 5th we left Santa Lucia for Martinique, 

 where we spent the next day. I obtained permission to 

 collect, but found birds very scarce. Nearly all the island 

 has been cleared and cultivated. I only obtained examples 

 of the following three species : — 



EUETHIA B1COLOR (Lillll.) . 



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



This is the commonest bird in Martinique ; I shot two 

 examples. Individuals vary considerably in the amount of 

 black on the breast, but I think that this is chiefly due to age. 

 I noticed the same fact with this species in the other islands. 



Quiscalus inflexirostris Swains. 



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



I saw a few of these birds amongst some cattle in a field, 

 and obtained a female in grey plumage. I also saw several 

 black males. 



Elainea martinica (Linn.). 

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

 The single example obtained (a male) is a remarkably 

 dark bird — the darkest obtained in anv of the islands. 



On February 7th we left Port de France, Martinique, to 

 visit the ruins of St. Pierre, which was destroyed during 

 the great eruption. They are a most dismal sight, every 

 house being utterly wrecked. One wall of the cathedral is 



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