362 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. 
(Linné) and Alsophis leucomelas (Duméril & Bibron) formerly occur- 
ring on the island are now both extinct, but a species of Couleuvre 
(Alsophis sanctorum Barbour) ‘closely related to the latter is peculiar 
to Les Saintes and is still found abundantly because the Mon- 
goose has not been introduced into these islands. The Grenouille 
(Eleutherodactylus martinicensis Tschudi) and the introduced Crapaud 
(Bufo marinus Linné) are locally numerous on Guadeloupe. As in 
other Lesser Antilles the fresh-water fishes are few. The number of 
species of resident birds is noteworthy because the list is so short. 
Migrants are also few but deserve special mention. 
PRESENT STATUS OF Brirp LIFE. 
There are three classes of birds which are not fully considered under 
the annotated list and which I shall discuss here: (1) extinct species, 
(2) probable resident birds, mostly water-birds, not collected during 
the trip, and (3) migratory species. 
The parrots (Ara guadeloupensis, Anodorhynchus purpurascens, Ama- 
zona violaceus, and Conurus labati) were the earliest Guadeloupe land- 
birds to be completely exterminated. The old French accounts show 
that the natives killed them in numbers, but even so it is hardly pos- 
sible that their annihilation was due wholly to human agency. Fulica 
caribaea, and Rallus crepitans have probably been extirpated by the 
Mongoose, at least they have not been taken by the native chassewrs 
for a long time. I saw at Cluny, on several occasions, a Mongoose 
far out in the middle of the swamp jumping from log to log in its eager 
hunting. The Diablotins, or Black-capped Petrels, have been extir- 
pated from Guadeloupe, probably through several causes. 
There are several birds not noted during my stay which may nest 
on Guadeloupe. The Black Hawk (Urubitinga anthracina) and the 
Chicken Hawk (Buteo antillarum) have both been observed by Pointe 
a Pitre sportsmen but it is doubtful if either of these were more than 
stragglers. I was informed that the Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 
occurred throughout the year but my own observations did not 
confirm this rather improbable statement. If the fishermen may be 
relied upon, the following sea-birds breed on the outlying islets of Les 
Saintes and Téte Anglais:— Phaethon aethereus, Sula leucogastra, 
Sula prseator, Sterna maxima, and Anous stolidus. The Yellow- 
crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) breeds regularly just east 
of Ste. Rose. 
