218 Cory on West Indian Birds. [July 
female of this pair was in perfect summer dress, but the male -hada deal 
of white on his under parts. 
By the middle of October the majority of these birds are in perfect win- 
ter costume. Their numbers are kept reduced by their foes—man, fox, 
Raven, and Falcon. 
(To be continued.) 
NOTES ON WEST INDIAN BIRDS. 
BY CHARLES B. CORY. 
A CAREFUL -comparison of a large series of specimens repre- 
senting the genus Lellona tends to show that Srellona exilis 
(with slight variations) occurs as far south as St. Lucia, or St. 
Vincent, if we do not recognize B. orzatus from that island. A 
series of the so-called B. orzatus from St. Vincent, now before 
me, shows the blue coloration of the terminal portion of the crest 
to be quite constant. Some specimens from the northern islands 
approach it, although none are quite so highly colored. The blue 
color on the crest of L. crzstata has a strong purple tint in some 
lights. Assuming that . orzatwus represents a fairly good 
insular form, we have 
Bellona extlis (Gmel.). — Porto Rico, St. Thomas, St. 
Croix, Saba, St. Kitts, St. Bartholemew, Montserrat, Nevis, 
Dominica, Marie-Galante, Desirade, Grand-Terre, Guadeloupe, 
St. Lucia, and Martinique. 
Bellona ornatus (Gould) .—St. Vincent. 
Bellona cristata (Linn.).—Grenada and Barbadoes. 
In ‘ Birds of the West Indies’ I have given &. crzstata from 
St. Lucia, Martinique, and St. Bartholomew, as it was recorded 
from those islands by other writers. It is probable that B. crzs- 
tata is restricted to the islands of Grenada and Barbadoes. 
Volatinia splendens (Vieill.). 
This species is given in the ‘ Birds of the West Indies’ as 
Volatinta jacarina (Linn.), the error being caused by my being 
