from the West Indies. 573 



We left Montserrat on February 12th, and arrived at 

 St. Kitts the same day. 



The Island of St. Christopher (commonly called St. Kitts) 

 has been almost entirely cleared for the cultivation of sugar- 

 cane, and this, coupled with the introduction of the mongoose, 

 has done much to make birds scarce. However, by going 

 three or four miles in the launch and landing on a nearly 

 uninhabited portion of the island, I was able to get some 

 specimens. Pelicans (Pelecanus fuscus) were abundant ; I 

 saw also a few Terns (Sterna maxima) and an Osprey (Pandion 

 carolinensis) . 



I collected examples of the following seven birds at St. 

 Kitts :— 



Dendrceca bartholemica (Sund.). 



Dendrceca petechia bartholemica Ridgw. B. N. A. ii. p. 518. 



This Warbler is very common amongst the thick bushes 

 on the shore at St. Kitts. I observed that most of those 

 which we shot had a curious disease of the legs and feet, 

 these parts being much enlarged and very rough and scaly. 



Parula Americana (Linn.). 



Compsothlypis americana Cory, B. W. I. p. 40. 



This migrant from North America was very numerous at 

 St. Kitts during our visit in February. Most of the examples 

 seen were young birds. 



Certhiola uominicana Taylor. 

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

 I saw very few Honey-creepers at St. Kitts, and obtained 

 one specimen only. 



Euethia bicolor (Linn.). 



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



This was the commonest bird seen at St. Kitts. 



Eulampis holosericeus (Linn.). 



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



I saw very few Humming-birds at St. Kitts, and obtained 

 only one, an example of this species. This specimen has 

 much less blue on the chest and a more bronzed back than 

 those from Barbadocs, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent. 



