peters: birds of the Dominican republic. .399 



14. Phoenicopterus ruber Linne. 



Flamingoes are said to occur in the fall near Monte Cristi. Mi 

 Curt Peters has the skull of one he had killed there. 



15. Namanyx dominicus (Linne). 



Patico. 



A male, El Batey, April 5. 



The bird in question was shot in some reeds at the edge of a lagoon. 

 Although apparently an adult male it is not in full plumage. Addi- 

 tional material will probably show either that the Masked Duck 

 has an eclipse-plumage, or that adult plumage is not attained until 

 comparatively late in life. 



16. Circus hudsonius (Linne). 



A bird in the plumage of the female was seen on several occasions 

 flying over a large potrero at Sosua. I^nfortunately the specimen 

 was not secured. So far as I am aware this is the first record for the 

 Marsh Hawk in Santo Domingo; however as it occurs in Cuba and 

 the Bahamas during the winter months its presence on this island 

 need not be considered surprising. 



17. Accipiter striatus striatus Vieillot. 



This Hawk is apparently absent along the north coast of the island. 

 One was seen at Bulla at the lower edge of the pine ridge on Feb- 

 ruary 12, but was too shy to obtain. It is not included in Dr. Bryant's 

 list and is given as rare by Cory and Verrill. Cherrie secured three 

 specimens in the mountainous southern part of the island. 



18. Buteo borealis jamaicensis (Gmelin). 

 Guarrgao. 



An adult male, Choco, March 25. 



The Lesser Red-tailed Hawk is not an uncommon resident in the 

 hilly or hea\ily timbered country near the coast, but is generally shy 

 and difficult to approach, or soars at such a height as to be perfectl\' 

 safe. Besides Choco, where two others were noted in addition to the 

 one taken, the species was seen at Los Toritos, El Batey, and Sosua. 



