from the West Indies. 579 



I obtained examples of the following twenty-six species of 

 birds on Grand Cayman :— 



Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.). 



Galeoscoptes carolinensis Cory, B. W. I. p. 32. 



This bird is extremely abundant in Grand Cayman. It is 

 usually seen in the evening, when it comes out of the thick 

 undergrowth, where it spends most of the day, or sits in the 

 taller bushes and trees, uttering a harsh croaking note. 



One example, a male, has the under-tail-coverts blue-grey, 

 faintly margined with reddish ; this may be an immature 

 bird. 



Mimus orpheus (Linn.). 



Mimus orpheus Cory, B. W. I. p. 33. 



This Mocking-bird is very common, especially near the 

 town, where it breeds in the gardens of the houses. There 

 appears to be no difference between examples from Grand 

 Cayman and Jamaica. Some specimens have no brown on 

 the outer web of the third pair of rectrices, but this character 

 is by no means constant. 



Dendrosca tigrina (Gmel.). 



Dendroica tigrina Cory, B. W. I. p. 42. 



A pair were shot close to Georgetown, and were the 

 only examples of this species seen. It is a winter visitor 

 from N. America. 



Dendrosca coronata (Linn.). 



Dendroica coronata Cory, B. W. I. p. 48. 



I found this species very abundant on Grand Cayman. I 

 believe that it is resident and breeds there. I shot five females 

 and one example of uncertain sex. This bird seems equally 

 at home in the woods, where it keeps to the trees, and in 

 the open fields, where it creeps about through the grass like 

 a Pipit. 



Dendroica auricapilla Ridgw. 



Deudra-ca auricapilla Ridgw. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. 

 1888, p. 572. 



Dendroica aurocapilla Cory, B. W. I. p. 287. 



