No. 460.] BIRDS OF THE ISLE OF PINES. 189 
of.from forty to fifty being often seen. It also occurs though 
not in such large numbers in most parts of the island. It feeds 
on snails, frogs, and lizards. The natives often tame the White 
Ibis and it then runs about with the domestic fowl and eats 
table scraps and the like, which it always carries to the nearest 
water and soaks before swallowing. These tame birds were 
also very fond of the bodies of small birds that had been 
skinned, and would catch them when thrown to them, before 
they touched the ground. 
One specimen was taken, a male, at Pasadita, May 8. 
21. Ajaia ajaia (Linn.). * CERvEIA." — The natives claim 
that a few Roseate Spoonbills still occur in the Isle of Pines. 
The species is recorded by Poey and formerly was not uncom- 
mon. It was not seen by Zappey nor by Palmer and Riley. 
22. Tantalus loculator Linn.— Recorded from the Isle of 
Pines by Cory. Its occurrence there is probably only casual as 
it was not found by Zappey nor by Palmer and Riley. 
23. Phoenicopterus ruber Linn. '*FLAMENCO.'— A few 
Flamingoes inhabit Punta del Este and Bibeyhagua. None 
were seen alive, but one morning the tracks of about a dozen 
were found in the mud, and on another occasion three individuals 
that had just been shot by a native were examined. 
24. Chen hyperborea nivalis (Forst.).— An occasional win- 
ter visitor, recorded from the island by Cory and by Gundlach. 
25. Dendrocygna arborea (Linn.). “ Lracwasa." — The 
Whistling Duck occurs in considerable numbers in the Isle of 
Pines. During the day it keeps concealed in the Cienaga but in 
the evening, toward dusk, it leaves the swamp to feed in the 
royal palms, alighting on the trees and picking off the berries. 
One night a half a dozen or so alighted in the palms in the plaza 
at Santa Fé, The call note of this bird is much like that of the 
Wood Duck (Air sponsa). 
Six specimens, adults of both sexes, were taken in the Cienaga 
in May. 
26. Querquedula discors (Linn.).—In March, 1902, the 
Blue-winged Teal was in the Cienaga in considerable numbers. 
On the second trip none were found, the species probably leav 
ing for the north before the middle of April. 
