from the West Indies. 581 



waiting for Parrots. Both my specimens have the crown 

 and mantle much abraded. The song of this bird is very 

 fine and rich, and at once betrays its presence. I was told 

 by a native boy that its local name is " Sweet Bridget/' which 

 sound the two opening notes of its song certainly much 

 resemble. 



GiUISCALUS CAYMAN ENSIS Cory. 



Quiscalus caymanensis Cory, Auk, iii. p. 499 ; id. B. W. I. 

 p. 291. 



Iris white. 



This Grackle is common in and peculiar to Grand 

 Cayman. I met with it singly or in pairs on every 

 part of the island that I visited. It is very tame. One 

 specimen is very much smaller than the others, and is 

 greener than the rest, which are of a glossy bluish black ; 

 the bill also is very much smaller. As this example is 

 not brown enough for the first plumage, I take it to be a 

 bird of the year after its first moult. Even this does not 

 quite account for its small size, but I cannot believe that 

 there can be two species on one small island. 



Siurus noveboracensis (Gmel.). 



Seiurus noveboracensis Cory, B. W. I. p. 56. 



I shot a single example of this North- American species 

 on Grand Cayman. It was feeding in a belt of mangrove- 

 trees close to the shore, and was the only individual met 

 with there. 



Euethia olivacea (Gmel.). 



Euetheia olivacea Cory, B. W. I. p. 95. 



This bird is found in Cuba, Jamaica, San Domingo, and 

 Porto Rico. It does not appear to be numerous on Grand 

 Cayman, although it cannot be called scarce. It seems to 

 prefer gardens and open fields. I found this species very 

 wild, wherein it differs considerably from most of the 

 Cayman birds. I discovered a nest ready for eggs in the 

 thick branches of a small tree ; it was domed, and much 

 resembled that of E. bicolor. 



ser. viii, — vol. iv. 2t 



