BIBDS OP JAMAICA. 11 



Saurothera velula. (Linne). Jamaican Lizaid-cuckoo. 



This fine island sj ecies is resident and peculiar to Jamaica. In Gosse's time it was 

 a common bird. Now it is uncommon . , being one of the species that have suffered from 

 the depredations of the introduced Mongoose. 

 Hyetormis plumalis. (Gmelin). Jamaican Hyetomis: Old Man Bird. 



A resident species, leculiar to Jamaica. Common according to Scott, in the wilder 

 unfiequented parts of the island. 

 Coccyzus americanus amnricanus. (Linne). Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



Gosse and Hill regard this species as a summer visitor only to Jamaica, where they 

 say it occasionally breeds. Dr. Field lecords it as common and breeding. C. ameri- 

 canus amencanus (Linne) of eastern North America is found in Jamaica as a winter 

 migrani , but the status of the breeding form is still in doubt ,and Ridgeway suggests 

 "the breeding bird of the West Indies, at least the lesser Antilles, may be Coccyzus 

 americanus julieni. (Lawrence)." 

 Coccyzus minor nenotes. (Cabanis). Jamaican Mangrove Cuckoo. 



This subspecies is a common, widely spread resident. It is not, however, confined 

 to Jamaica, as the same form occurs also in Haiti, Porto Rico, St. Thomas, St. John's, 

 etc. 



BUBONIDAE. 



• Eared Owls. 



Psettdoscops grammkus. (Gosse). Jamaican Eared Owl. 



A monotj'pic genus, peculiar to Jamaica, where it is resident, widely spread through- 

 out the more wooded parts of the island and not uncommon. 



Tttonidae. 



Bam Owls. 

 Tyto alba jurcata. (Temminck). White-winged Bam Owl. 



This well marked form occm-s in Cuba, the Isle of Pines, the Caymans and Jamaica. 

 In Jamaica it is a resident, breeding species, and is abundant in many parts of the is- 

 land, particularly favouring \ laces, according to Scott,wheie there are extensive meadows 

 or fallow fields. 



Nyctibiidae. 



Potoos. 

 Kyetibius gnseus jamaicensis. (Gmelin). Jamaican Potoo. 



PecuUar to the island, a not uncommon resident species. 

 Nyctibius pallidus. (Gosse,) "White-headed Potoo," was based, undoubtedly on a par- 

 tial albino of the ordinary species. 



CAPEIiroLQIDAE. 



Goatsuckers. 

 ChordeiUs minor minor. (Forster). Nighthawk. 



An occasional migrant from eastern North America. We know of but one definite 

 record, — Spanish Town, September, (Ridgway Birds of North and Middle America, 

 Part VI.'p. 564). 

 Chordeiles minor gundlachii. (Lawrence). Cuban Nighthawk. 



This sub-species breeds abundantly in Jamaica, going south in autumn and retuming^ 

 in the spring. 

 Antrostomus carolinensis. (GmeUn). Chuck-will's widow. 



A rather uncommon winter visitor from North America. 

 Siphonorhis americana. (Linne). Jamaican Goatsucker. 



This monotypio genus, peculiar to Jamaica, is now believed to be extinct. It un- 

 doubtedly nested on the ground, and probably fell an easy prey to the Mongoose. 



TODIDAB. 



Todies. 

 Todus todus. (Linne). Jamaican Tody. 



A common resident species pecuUar to Jamaica. 

 [Todus pulcherrimus. (Sharpe). Sharpe's Tody. 



The type of this doubtful species, without data, was attributed by its describer, 

 with a query, to Jamaica. Ridgway in Birds of North and Middle America says of it, — 

 "If not really a distinct species, the type may possibly represent an extreme variation 

 of the very variable T. stibulalut" ol Haiti.] 



