590 On Birds from the West Indies. 



We left Little Cayman on March 14th for Havana, 

 "where we anchored on March 17th. I had no opportunities 

 for collecting in Cuba, hut I noticed that the European 

 Sparrow (Passer domesticus) was very abundant in the city 

 of Havana. 



On March 21st we left Havana for Florida. 



On March 22nd, a few hours before we sighted the coast 

 of Florida (Charlotte Harbour), two Warblers (Dendrosca 

 palmarum) flew on board and were secured. A few hours 

 later we anchored in Charlotte Harbour, where we found 

 the S.Y. e Emerald J with Sir Frederick Johnston and the 

 Countess of Wilton on board. Dr. Bowdler Sharpe had by 

 that time left the ' Emerald ' for England. We remained 

 in Charlotte Harbour till April 4th, Tarpon-fishing, and 

 were very successful. I did a little bird-collecting, and 

 obtained examples of the following species : — 



Mimus polyglottus (Linn."). j Chaniaepelia passerina (Linn.). 



Dendroeca coronata (Linn.). Melanerpes carolinus (Linn.). 



Pipilo alleni Coues. Larus argeutatus (Jiriinn.). 



Passerculus sandwichensis (Cfmel.). Hydranassa ruficollis ((Hindi). 



Capriraulgus carolinensis (Gmel.). Pelecauus fuscus Linn. 

 Falco columbarius Linn. 



On April 4th we left Charlotte Harbour for Key West, 

 where we stopped for a day to " coal/' and then sailed for 

 Bermuda, where we anchored on April 14th. 



I could not collect birds at Bermuda, as firing of guns on 

 the islands is forbidden. I found Passer domesticus very 

 abundant there. 



We left Bermuda on April 20th for St. Michaels, Azores. 

 During the passage I skinned four Tarpons, which we had 

 caught in Florida and frozen. The smallest weighed 34 lbs. 

 and the largest 95 lbs. 



On April 29th we anchored at Port Delgada, St. Michaels. 

 I got a few examples of the following species there : — 



Sylvia atricapilla (Linn.). 

 Erithacus nubecula (Linn.). 

 Motacilla m elan ope Pall. 



Carduelis elegans Steph. 

 Serinus canarius (Linn.). 

 Larus cachinnans Pall. 



Fringilla moreleti Pucker. , Puffinus kuhli (Boie). 



