550 Mr. P. R. Lowe on the Birds of 
the high ground above it. Here I obtained specimens of 
Quiscalus, Tachyphonus, Bucco, Icterus, Scardafella, Tanagra, 
Synallaxis, Amazilia, Chlorostilbon, &c. I also, on two 
occasions, saw Swifts (Chetura lawrencei?), but though I 
waited patiently for a shot they always flew too high for 
me to obtain any specimens. 
During both my visits I spent some time collecting round 
a very large lagoon and mangrove-swamp situated at the 
western extremity of the island. Had my time been less 
occupied with the more interesting land-birds there would 
have been little difficulty in making a very large collection 
here of the great variety of sea-birds, Herons, Waders, 
Plovers, &c. 
Thus I either saw or shot :—Pelicans, Cormorants, Herons 
(Ardea herodias, A. cerulea, A. occidentalis, A. candidissima, 
and A. butorides), Ospreys, Turkey-Vultures, Buzzards, 
Caracaras, Flamingos, Kingfishers (Ceryle torquata and 
C. alcyon), Spoonbills, Scarlet Ibises, and a host of Plovers 
and Waders either recorded below or in the papers of 
Capt. Robinson and Mr. Clark. 
At this end of the island is a very primitive fishing- 
village, and I noticed with interest about a dozen examples 
of Ardea tricolor which were busily catching small fry in a 
shallow piece of brackish water close to it. These birds 
were quite tame and wandered about in and out of the huts 
catching “ grasshoppers” and vermin, with which the place 
was overrun. An Oyster-catcher, which was walking about 
on the beach in front of some huts, allowed me to take a 
leisurely photograph of it within five yards distance. 
I made a hurried visit to the high woods during my 
second visit, but saw nothing of the Curassow, Cuckoo 
(Diplopterus nevius), or Thrush (Turdus carbonarius). Just 
before we left, however, a native brought on board a live 
Curassow (Ortalis ruficauda) with its wings clipped and 
in poor plumage. He assured me that the country people 
keep these birds alive and cross them with their tame 
poultry. 
I take this opportunity of expressing my gratitude to 
