572 Mr. M. J. Nicoll on Birds 



Certhiola dominicana Taylor. 



Certhiola dominicana Cory, B. W. I. p. 65. 



This species is numerous at Moutserrat : there seems 

 to be no difference between specimens from Moutserrat 

 and Dominica. 



Euethia bicolor (Linn.). 

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

 A very abundant species in Moutserrat. I shot a pair on 

 the shore. 



Elainea martinica (Linn.). 

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

 I saw several examples of this species at Moutserrat, and 

 obtained one specimen. 



Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). 

 Ceryle alcyon Cory, B. W. I. p. 163. 



I shot a single female specimen of this North-American 

 Kingfisher on the shore at Moutserrat. 



Falco caribb^earum Gmel. 



Falco caribbwarum Cory, B. W. I. p. 204. 



I shot tliree examples of this handsome little Kestrel, one 

 of which was a fine adult male. It was fairly numerous in 

 pairs along tlie shore. 



Cory's description of F. caribbcearum is very misleading ; he 

 makes no mention of the bluish-slatc-coloured upper wiug- 

 covcrts, and has probably taken his characters from a young 

 specimen or an adult female. 



CHAMiEPELIA PASSERINA (Lilin.). 



Columbigallina passerina Cory, B. W. I. p. 217. 



This Ground-Dove is very abundant at Moutserrat ; I 

 found it in little flocks of six or eight, aud shot four 

 specimens. 



This species varies considerably in plumage and also in 

 the coloration of the bill; these characters, however, are 

 not constant in any one island, and I have placed all 

 the specimens obtained in the West Indies and Florida 

 under the same name. 



