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2. Rallus crepitans coryi (Maynard). — More closely related to Rallus 

 crepitans of northeastern United States than to any of the West Indian forms 

 of clapper rail or to R. c. waynei Brewster of southern Georgia and northern 

 Florida. 



3. Columbigallina passerina hahamensis (Maynard). — Lighter in color 

 even than G. p. pallescens (Baird) of Mexico and the western United States, but 

 probably derived from one of the West Indian forms which have not been thor- 

 oughly worked out as yet. 



4. Pajndion halicetus ridgwayi (Maynard) . — Doubtfully distinct from P. h. 

 ca/rolinensis (Gmelin). 



5. Speotyto cunicularia cavicola Bangs. 



6. Speatyto cunicularia hahamensis Cory. — The Florida Burrowing Owl 

 has possibly reached the peninsula by way of the West Indies and the Bahamas. 

 The Bahama form seems to be more nearly related to S. c. domvnicensis 

 Miiller of Haiti. 



7. Amazona leucocephala hahamensis (Bryant). — Doubtfully distinct 

 from A. leucocephala of Cuba. 



8. Saurothera hahamensis Bryant. 



9. Saurothera andria Miller. — A genus confined to the Great Antilles and 

 the Bahamas. -The Bahama species are closely related to Saurothera merlini 

 D'Orbigny of Cuba, from which they difEer principally in their lighter colors. 



10. Dryolates villosus maynardi Eidgway. — Closely related to B. v. audu- 

 hord (Swainson) of Florida. 



11. Centurus super ciliaris nyeanus (Eidgway). — (Watlings Island.) 

 13. Centurus superciliaris blakei (Eidgway). — (Great Abaco.) 



13. Oenturus superciliaris hahamensis (Covj) . — (Great Bahama.) Closely 

 related to Centurus superciliaris (Temminck) of Cuba. A species closely re- 

 lated to the Cuban bird inhabits Grand Cayman. These birds have developed 

 a well-marked form, apparently, in every island in which they have become 

 established in the Bahamas. 



14. Chordeiles virginianv^ vicinus Eiley. — Intermediate between C. v. 

 chapmani Coues of Florida and C. v. minor (Cabanis) of Cuba, Jamaica and 

 Porto Eico, but on the whole more nearly related to the Florida form. 



15. Doricha lyrura Gould. — (Great Inagua only.) 



16. Doricha evelynce (Bourcier). — Bahamas generally except Great Ina- 

 gua. Doricha is a genus occurring from southern Mexico to the Isthmus of 

 Panama, but not in any of the West Indies proper. Strange to say, the nearest 



