2/0 MR. P. L. SCLATER ON THE BIRDS OF SANTA LUCIA. [Mar. 21, 



I have never yet met with any specimens of Myiadestes agreeing 

 with M. armillatus (Vieill.), with rufous terminations to the thighs. 

 In four specimens of M. solitarius now hefore me, and five of M. 

 genibarbis, the thighs are ashy. It is possible that M. armillatus, 

 verus, may be the species from St. Domingo, where there is an un- 

 known representative of this form *. 



This species is probably the M. armillatus of Martinique spoken 

 of by Vieillot (Enc. Meth. p. 824), and the Solitaire of St. Vincent 

 found in the Souffriere of St. Vincent, described by Hill in Gosse's 

 'Jamaica' (p. 200). 



Mr. Semper's notes state that this bird is knowu in Santa Lucia 

 as the " Siffleur ?no?itaffnie." 



10. Saltator guadelupensis, Lafr. ; Scl. C. A. B. p. 97. 



These skins agree perfectly with a specimen in my collection from 

 the same island. I have also lately received a skin from Martinique, 

 which does not differ. I am therefore of opinion that S. martini- 

 censis of Bp. Consp. p. 489 is identical, as already implied in my 

 remarks P. Z. S. 1856, p. 76. 



Mr. Semper gives this bird the name of " Gros-bee," and notes 

 the iris as "green," and the feet as "light dull green." 



11. Loxigilla noctis (Linn.) ; Sclater, C. A. B. p. 601. 

 Vlre-noir de la Martinique, Buff. PI. Enl. 201. f. 1. 



Mr. Semper's single specimen agrees with a Martinique skin in 

 my collection, except in having the superciliary mark rather shorter 

 (only just reaching the eye), and no rufous at all on the crissum. It 

 will be interesting to ascertain whether these differences are constant. 



In Santa Lucia this bird is called " Pere-noir," as, according to 

 Buffon and other authors, it is in Martinique. 



12. Icterus laudabilis, sp. nov. (Plate XXI.) 



Niger: tectricibus alarum superioribus minoribus, subalaribus, 



dorso postico et ventre imo cum lateribus et crisso aurantiaco- 



Jlavis : remigum marginibus interioribus grisescentibus : rostro et 



pedibus nigris : long, tota 8'9 poll. Angl., alee 4'3, caudce rectr. 



med. 4 - 2, lat. 3*5, rostri a rictu '95. 



Hab. Ins. Sta. Lucia. 



Obs. Sp. I. portoricensi affmis, sed crassitie majore, et dorso imo 

 ventreque latius aurantiacis, neque flavis, distinguenda. 



Of this Icterus three skins, all alike, are in the collection, one, 

 probably a female, being rather smaller in dimensions. The native 

 name is given as " Carrouge :" iris " dark red-brown ;" feet " dark 

 green." 



This species belongs to the group of West-Indian Icteri repre- 

 sented in Cuba by /. hypomelas, in St. Domingo by I- dominicensis , 

 and in Porto Rico by I. portoricensis-\. Of these it most resembles 



* Cf. Sclater and Salvin, Ex. Orn. p. 56. 



t Cf. Cassin, Proc. Acad. Sp. Phil. 1867, p. 58. 



