30 Cory, Birds of Little Cayman and Cayman Brack. [January 
200. Turdus ustulatus swainsoni. OLIVE-BACKED THrusH.—Migrant 
with the last, not common. 
201. Turdus aonalaschke pallasii. Hermit TuHrusu.— With the 
last a tolerably common migrant. October 5, 1878; March 30, 1884. 
202. Merula migratoria. AMERICAN Roprin.—One of our commonest 
and best known summer residents,—leaving so late in the autumn and re- 
turning so early in the spring as to almost appear a permanent resident. 
Our January or February ‘thaw seldom fails to bring a few back to us. I 
desire to call attention to a nesting habit of the Robin which is spoken of 
in the books as ‘‘unusual,” that is the habit of constructing their nest upon 
a rail in the fence. This I have from childhood noticed to be a very com- 
mon place for the Robin to put its nest. A place near the end of the rail 
where it is crossed by those of the next panel is usually selected, and gen- 
erally about the fifth from the ground in an eight-rail fence. I have fre- 
quently known the same old nest to be repaired and used for two or even 
three years. 
203. Sialia sialis. BLUEBIRD.—A common summer resident; a few 
probably remain in sheltered places throughout the winter. February 12, 
1884; March 7, 1885. Until within the last ten years nearly every cleared 
field in this part of Indiana contained the stumps of the many trees that 
had been felled in clearing the land. Many of these stumps contained, 
small hollows from three to six inches in diameter, and from one to two 
or three feet deep. As long as the stumps remained, these hollows were 
a favorite nesting place for the Bluebirds. But now that the stumps have 
been removed, the Bluebirds have betaken themselves to deserted wood- 
pecker holes in trees, or to rotten fence posts. 
A LIST OF THE BIRDS COLLECTED BYe MiReaC air 
MAYNARD IN 2H ISvANDS OF Elwin 
CAYMAN AND CAYMAN BRACK, 
WEST INDIES. 
BY CHARI.ES B. CORY. 
THE AviIFAUNA of the [slands of Little Cayman and Cayman 
Brack is apparently quite different from that of Grand Cayman. 
Only five of the resident species of Grand Cayman appear to be 
found in either of the smaller islands. No Cezturas or Icterus 
occurs on either Little Cayman or Cayman Brack, and the 
Mimocichla instead of being ravzéda seems to be the Cuban form, 
M. rubripes. Several Cuban species occur in Cayman Brack and 
