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rendered more enchanting by the singularly melodious notes of a bird, 

 an inhabitant of those upper solitudes, and altogether unknown to the 

 other parts of the island ; hence supposed to be invisible, though it cer- 

 tainly has been seen, and is a species of Merle.' " 



Neither does Mr. Gosse allude to its being similar to the bird found 

 in Dominica. Mr. Ober was misled probably by Mr. Gosse using M. 

 genibarbis (which is the correct name for the Dominica species) as a 

 synonym of M. armillatus, w T hich he supposed the Jamaica Solitaire to 

 be, but which has been given a distinct name by Professor Baird, viz, 

 Myiadestes solitarius. 



Fam. TROGLODYTIDiE. 



7. Thryothorus musicus, Lawr., Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. vol. 1, p. 149. 

 "Wren; < Wall Bird.' 



"Length, 5£ in. ; wing, 21; alar extent, 7f. 



" The sweet warble of this lively little bird may be heard morning, 

 noon, and night about the houses and sugar-mills, as well as far up the 

 mountain sides and valleys. It is quite plentiful and often has deceived 

 me in its note, as it was mistaken for that of a warbler. It builds its 

 nest in the walls of houses and holes in trees. Saw one constructing a 

 nest in October. Found on the Souffriere, 3,000 feet above the sea." 



Fam. SYLVICOLID-ZE. 



8. Leucopeza bishopi, Lawr., Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. vol. 1, p. 151. 

 " Wren? 



u Length, 3,5f in.; alar extent, wing, 2J. 



u While engaged in my search for the Souffriere bird, I noticed a 

 sprightly little bird that came skipping through the trees at my call. It 

 seemed rather shy, but this may be owing to the presence of man in such 

 a secluded situation, and it was with difficulty I shot two. Since then I 

 have shot another ; none of them below 1,000 feet altitude. Its note is 

 very sharp; either the male or the female gives utterance to the syllable, 

 'few, few, few,' etc., eight or ten times, immediately answered by the 

 mate with, 4 whit, whit, whit,' etc., the same number of times." 



9. Setophaga niticilla (Linn.). 

 " Not often seen." 



Fam. VIREONIDJE. 



10. Vireosylvia calidris var. dominicana, Lawr. 



" Vireo calidris ? Everywhere abundant. 

 " Length, & , 5j in. ; alar extent, 9 ; wing, 3. 

 " Length, 9 , 6 in. j alar extent, 9J ; wing, 3J." 



