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gating in numbers wherever the brush or grass has been set on 
fire and hovering just in front of the flames. In the Isle of 
Pines they appear to get small lizards only in this way, there 
being no small mammals. 
Seven specimens were taken at Santa Fé, San Juan, Jucaro, 
Laguna Grande, and Almacigos, in April and May. Of the 
great number seen, one only was in the dark phase of plumage, 
and Palmer and Riley state that a// observed by them were in 
the white-bellied plumage. 
34. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmel.).— Recorded 
from the Isle of Pines by Cory; not observed by Zappey nor by 
Palmer and Riley. 
35. Colinus cubanensis (Gould).  **CopoRuiz." — The 
Cuban Quail was common in the pastures and fields about Santa 
Fé and Nueva Gerona, where they were nesting in May. 
Three males were taken at Santa Fé and Callebonita in May ; 
these specimens do not differ in any way from Cuban examples.! 
36. ?Rallus elegans Aud. “ GALLINUELA.” — In March, 
1902, a large rail was rather common in the Cienaga, and 
several specimens were taken. None could be found on the 
later trip and the bird apparently does not breed in the island. 
(The skins taken on the first trip are in the Tring Museum, but 
Zappey is sure they were referable to the King Rail.) 
.37. Gallinula galeata Bonap. **GarriNETA." — In March, 
1902, a few individuals were found in Santa Rosalia lagoon. 
None were met with on the later trip and it is probable that the 
gallinule does not breed in the island. Recorded from the Isle 
of Pines by Cory. 
38. Ionornis martinica (Linn). “GALLINUELA.” — The 
Purple Gallinule breeds abundantly in the Cienaga but was not 
noted anywhere else in the island. 
Four males were taken in the Cienaga at Pasadita, in May 
and June. These specimens are slightly larger than examples 
from the mainland of the southern United States, measuring as 
follows : — : 
‘The Guinea Fowl (JVu»izda meleagris Linn.), and the Domestic Hen (Gallus 
sp. ?), have both run wild in the Isle of Pines, and are occasionally found through- 
out the island, apparently perfectly naturalized. 
