388 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. 
37. PROGNE DOMINICENSIS (Gmelin). 
Hirondelle de Dominique. 
Six specimens of both sexes from Goyave, August 30th and 31st 
This species is not rare about the low plantations of the east coast of 
Guadeloupe and of Grande Terre. The first bird I saw upon reaching 
Guadeloupe, June 22d, was a martin flying about the stern of the vessel. 
A flock seemed not only in color but in flight like great tree-swallows 
hovering overhead. On the west coast the bird was exceedingly 
rare and it was not until I had taken up my abode at Goyave that I 
really became acquainted with it. On warm moist evenings, so char- 
acteristic of the Windward Islands, widely scattered flocks of Progne 
dominicensis and Nephoecetes niger jamaicensis would appear and 
skim over the cane-fields. During the heat of the day neither of these 
birds is visible. In the early morning especially along the water- 
front I found this Martin rather abundant. 
38. VIREOSYLVA CALIDRIS BARBADENSIS Ridgway. 
Siffleur. 
Five specimens from Goyave and the Soufriére taken the first week 
in July and the last week in August. 
When passing through the patches of hardwood trees that skirt 
the deep forests one is sure to hear the whistle of this bird coming 
from the top of some lofty forest giant, and even among the scrubby 
growths of the lowlands one may often hear that same clear note. 
In writing of this bird Ballet (Loe. cit., p. 22) says: — 
“On lui a donné ce nom, parce qu’il imite parfaitement le sifflet de 
la voix humaine. II se tient dans les bois. On croit toujours quand 
on l’entend que c’est un homme qui en appelle un autre. Il ny a 
point d’etranger qui n’y soit trompé.”’ 
This bird resembles the Red-eyed Vireo not only in its choice of a 
home but also in its actions, in its song, and its nest building. 
