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the Bahamas and Florida Keys ; abundant on Green Turtle 

 Key, and seen on No-Name Key and Abaco; the native 

 name for this bird is " Tip-Toe." 



Vireo altiloquus barbatulus, Black whiskered Greenlet. 

 " Whip-tom-kelly," " Sweet-joe-clear; " habitat: Cuba, Baha- 

 mas and South Florida ; met with once on Green Turtle Key, 

 and at no other point. 



Callichelidon cyaneoviridis ; this pretty swallow is found in 

 the Bahamas; it was common on Green Turtle Key and 

 Abaco. 



Spindalis zena townsendi; a beautifully marked bird,belong- 

 ing to the family Tanagridae or the Tanagers. This species 

 was abundant on Abaco, opposite Green Turtle Key, and 

 two specimens were obtained on the latter. This bird 

 was first taken by the naturalists of the U. S. Fish Commis- 

 sion Steamer " Albatross," early in 1886, and described by 

 Mr. Bidgway. 



Eueiheia bicolor, "Parroquet;" this small finch is given 

 its name by the natives on account of its appearance, which 

 was absurdly like a very diminutive parroquet ; habitat : 

 Bahama Islands and Antilles ; seen on Abaco only. 



Argelaius phosniceus bryanti, the Bahaman form of the 

 common red-winged blackbird; common on Green Turtle 

 ^ey, but observed nowhere else. 



Tyrannus dominicensis, Gray King Bird; habitat: West 

 Indies and Florida; common on Green Turtle Key. 



Chordeiles virginianus minor, Cuban Night-hawk ; habitat : 

 Antilles and Florida ; common on most of the Abaco keys. 



Crotophaga An., Black Witch, Savanna Blackbird : habi- 

 tat : Tropical America, West Indies and Florida ; several 

 observed on Green Turtle Key. 



Dryobates villosus insularis; a specimen of this small 

 woodpecker was obtained on Green Turtle Key ; habitat : 

 Northern Bahama Islands. 



Venturis blakei, a species of woodpecker, belonging to the 

 same genus as the Bed-bellied Woodpecker ; it was first taken 

 on Abaco by the " Albatross " party ; our specimen was 

 procured on Abaco. 



Cathartes aura, Turkey Vulture; habitat: North and 



