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356 CAMPS IN THE CARIBBEES. 
Latham, who gives the size as that of a wren, “length three inches 
and eight lines ;” he cites Buffon and Brisson. It is “L’Hiron- 
delle noire acutipenne de la Martinique” of Buffon, Pl. Enl., No. 
544. He describes it as being very small, the size of a wren, the 
length 3 inches and 8 lines ; the whole upper part of the body with- 
out exception black, etc., the wings extending beyond the tail eight 
lines. Boddaert refers this to H. elasgia, Linn., but they do not 
agree in size or color. 
8. Dendreca petechia, var. melanoptera. 
[Guadeloupe Catalogue, p. 453.] 
9. Quiscalus Guadeloupensis. 
[Guadeloupe Catalogue, p. 457-] 
New Species oF Owl, FROM ANTIGUA. 
10. Speotyto amaura. 
“Owl. Length, J, 8} in.; alar extent, 214; wing, 64. 
“Length, 9, 84 in.; alar extent, 27 ; wing, 6}. 
“Tris bright yellow. Called here, ‘coo coo,’ from its hoot at night. 
I considered it for a time as almost mythical, reports concerning its 
existence were so conflicting. Some described it as a large Bat, 
others asserted that it was (judging from the size of its eyes) as large 
as a ‘Guinea Bird’; all agreed that it was a night-bird, that it lived 
in old drains, holes in the cliffs, and ruined walls: and that its hoot 
would strike terror to the stoutest heart. 
“ Like its congener of Dominica, it has a bad name; and though 
it may not be called here, as in Dominica, the ‘ Jumbie Bird,’ or bird 
of evil spirits, —the name implies more than that, — still it has the 
reputation of being a bad character. The biacks declare that it will 
not hesitate to tear the eyes out of any individual unfortunate enough 
to meet it at night. ‘Me rudder see de debbil, any time,’ is their 
forcible way of testifying to the powers, supernatural and otherwise, 
possessed by this poor owl. Finding it impossible to shoot one, I 
offered a reward of two shillings for the first owl brought me, and 
within three hours had three living birds which the men dug out of 
a cliff in the Chalk-hills. One that I kept two days gave frequent 
utterance to a chattering cry, especially if any one approached, but it 
did not hoot. It feeds upon lizards and mice, it is said.” 
Mate. Upper plumage of a fine deep brown color, marked with 
roundish spots of light fulvous ; the spots are smallest on the crown, 
