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Hli'i|)v« (oliviic't'tiiiH, not iliinky) vitv fiiiiil, or i-vi-n HiitiictiiiifN i|uiti* nlMoli-ti- ; ilit* bri'iiHt iivarlv or 

 • |iiitr wliiti- I'l'iilriillv, willi It vnv lU-iiilcil ii^li-;;iiiv wii-*!! iiitikh tin- jii^iiliini. S|H'riiii('iiff |'|,,|,| 

 liiiMi«iiiiiik mill Wc-icrn Floiiiln hit >|iiiii' ilillrii'iii, Iwiiij; vt-rv il.iikl\ ihIipmmI, ilir -iii|wH iiIh.\. 

 liMinl itiiil (liNtiiii't, (lui«k,v Mutk <>ii Aii axli-tfiiiy kidiiikI ; tin- limiNt ilciiiU'il lintiaiiiini, lif,'liti i < i n- 

 ti'iillv. NVi'hI liuliiiii nkiii* ii>r »liii'li ilii'i'c i" it ruiiniili'i'itMi' iiiiiitlN'i' licl'iiri' ii'-) mi' ninii' liki' iliii»i> 

 lirHl ili'ni riU'il itlmvt', Imt liii\r lli>' ii|i|'t'i |iiti'l< ilinliiirll,\ <tii|>ril with ilt'('|i uliviti I'mi^ m i.iw- 

 iiiiilH'f liriiwii, lli(.> lirciint Ix-iii); I'lilittnl itlM)iil tin- »itiiii' iim in tin- Atliinli<' Stati-n K|H'rinirn<. It U 

 cxirnliti^ly |iriiliiili|i' iliiil till' ;^i'n^'rii|i|iir itii|iiii'l III llii-M' xmiatiiHi'* will In' iiiiilirtin'il liy nmri' 

 t'Xlrii'ivi' "I'lics, tliu.1 r^litlill-'iiin^, aliiun «itli llir tnic liiiiiiiiimlriii (:^" iritiminiitliin,'' I^AWit.), Imir 

 wi'li-himkfil "rliinulie " nicu», wliicli nmy In- ililintil an rnllnwi. : — 



fi. longirostrla. Aliovc, iiliM'-^'ia.\,ili'<iinrtly "tii|)i'ii tvitli vantlyki'-lnnwii ; luiant ili't'|> luiir 

 III' |Mili' riiiiiminm. <'iiImii-ii, I 1M>-2. I(); lia^l >li'|>tii i>t' liill. .:i.'i-. lO; win^', ri.-jo-.'t.rto; laiMi^ 

 I "J-I.N.'t ; miiliUf toe, l.7'». llnh. N'oitlurn iiia'<l orSiiiilli Aimiira (('iiycniii; Id litliia). 



A', tiiiniirimtrii. 



h. orepltana. Al><>vi-, mIi-ki'h>, tlic i>lri|H'> u-imlly nlisnli-tt' ; il' iliHtinct, li^^lil iilivarri>ii>, aii<i 

 nut wi'll ilrliiiril : lii'<'a-<t liiitr, iMtii'i (ii-iiitlly wliiii'ili) n'litrally, ami >liail*-il with ^ray mru^* 

 till' jiiv'iiliiiii. Ciiliiii'ii. iMr-j.:.ii ; Ii'UnI i|i'|>iIi nj lijll. .L'J-.;i^ ; taiMis l>5-J.|(t; iiiiilijlr ini-. 

 l.7(i--'<Mi. l/((li. Sall-wati'i' nim>ht'>, Allaiilii riiii-l riiilril Stali'-^. 



<'. oaribaeua. Culnr-i i>t /niiiiininlrlH, ('nlnirii. ■2.\2~'^.'>*> \ Irast ili'|it1i nl' liill, .l'.'i-.:iii ; tmsii-'. 

 l.»:i-LMn ; nii'lilli' ti»'. l.>'i>-|.!(ri. Iliih. \\\m Imlii's. 



il. MituratuB. Aliiivi'. nlivc-v'i'ay m- a>liy limailly Mtripftl witji hrownish Mark ; hii'iot <liill 

 i'Imiiuiiiou. Ciihiii'ii, 2.I(»-J. I.'i ; Ii'mM ili'|ilii uf liili. .-Ji.'-.iiK ; lai-ms, l.!»,"i-:i.<M( ; uiiilillc luf, l.T'i- 

 1 H(i. //"/i. liniiisjaiia. 



Tlii> ('lii|i|M'r Itiiil of tIn'Soiitli Atliiiitic iiii<l (liilf Kt'^'ioii lins a smufwliat i-cstrirtiil 

 i'aiij,'t' witliiii llif I'liiti'il Sfati's. It is cdntiin'il to llif sca-lmai'd. and is ioiiiid mily iis 

 far tu lln' iiortli as Lmi!,' Island Sumnl. a lew, arccti'dim,' to Dr. W'tod. hifi'diii',' in 

 Soiitlu'iii Comu'ctiiMit. lint laiciv stiii^';,'liiij,' laitln'r inntli. Altiii}^ tin' Athiiif if iiml 

 till' (iiilf foasts il is si'i-n as lar as the .Mississipiii. and pfulialily Ih'VuiiiI tu .Mcxirn; 

 lint it is not j,'ivt'ii liy Mr. Jlrcssrv as a liiid ol' Texas, and I am nut awaiv nt any 

 int'iitioii III' it a.H having Ih'i'M initiiM-d in .Mi'xiin nr in ri-ntial Aiiii'iira. It has nut. 

 HO far iiH 1 am awai-c, Im-i-ii si'cii on tin- I'ai'itir riia.st, nor aiivwlicii' in tlir intiiinr. 

 «'X('i']itinKtliat it is incntiniicd liy Mf. Mrlhvraitli as liavini,'lM'i'n found in tlio viciniiy 

 of llaniilton. < Mitaiii ; lint lir jirolialiiy niistonk tin- Itnlhis ilfijinin for it. Ito('rnr> in 

 nioMtof till' West India Island.s. l»rjM'din),'alMindantly in ('iilia..raiiiaira, Santo l)oniin.:n. 

 and otlirr iHlands. lint it is not nii'iitioni-d as havint; Ih'i'ii notici'd in 1't'niinda. 



I'rofi'ssor Ni'wton stati's that it is tonnd in St. Cioi.x. wlii'ir it is vi-iy local, 

 fro(|U('ntinj,' a laif,'t' lapion in the south of the island, ami W\\\<i tln-ii' (|iiiti' nnmt'iims 

 ami lircrdiiiL'. Tin* liiids wi-ri' very noisy. i'S]ii'('ially in tlii' I'vcniiif,'; and wlirii a 

 mill was liri'd near tlirir liannts. tiii'ir ontrrii's coiild ln' heard on every side. Tiny 

 were very shy, anil not easily shot. as. on liein^; a|i|iroaelieil, they were seen ninniii.i.' 

 aorosrt the shallow water, or hopiiiiif,' from root to root of the mangroves, lookinj; Iil<<' 



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