54 THE BIRDS OF ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS 



^'ground walker." All whom we questioned on the subject were certain that the 

 bird remained throughout the year, and some said that they had seen its nest.^ 

 A specimen was collected by the writer on New Providence during January, and 

 the last time that we observed it was in the first week of May. The stomachs of 

 those examined contained the remains of insects. 



[Four specimens taken on Andros Island, near the end of April, probably 

 represent a local resident form, differing slightly from the North American stock 

 in having the bill rather larger, the crown patch deeper orange, and the black 

 lines boi-dering it and the black streaks below slightly heavier. Should these dif- 

 ferences prove tolerably constant, they are too slight to render it desirable to des- 

 ignate the form in nomenclature. — J. A. A.] 



i6. Geothlypis rostrata Bryant. Nassau Yellowthroat. — This species is new 

 to the island, all the specimens previously known being from the neighboring 

 island of New Providence. The first we saw was brought to us by a boy at Nicol's 

 Town, March 21. It was afterwards seen at Red Bays, Conch Sound, and later 

 at Mangrove Cay on June 25. It frequents the thick underbrush of the coppet, 

 and was always seen quite close to the ground. G. trichas was also collected, but 

 the difference between the two birds was very noticeable, G. rostrata being consid- 

 erably larger and much lighter in color. Its song was also louder and sweeter. 



[The single specimen, male, is nearer G. rostrata than any other of the de- 

 scribed forms, differing from it in its much shorter and slenderer bill, with the 

 crown of a deeper and more bluish gray. Mr. Ridgway, who has examined the 

 specimen, says: "Intermediate between t}^e of G. rostrata and G. tanneri ; bill 

 entirely like the latter; color above brighter olive-green than in either." While 

 doubtless representing a well-marked local race, it seems hardly worth while to 

 give it a name on the basis of a single specimen. — J. A. A.] 



^17. Geothlypis trichas Linn. Maryland Yellowthroat. — This species was 

 seen on both the east and the west side of Andros from April 12 to 19, but there 

 is no note of its appearance later. Of the five specimens collected, four were males. 

 It is interesting to note that Dr. Bryant states that of a flock of birds flying past his 

 vessel in the harbor of Grassy Creek, in the southern part of the island, on April 20, 

 1859, all were males. 



*i8. Setophaga ruticilla Linn. American Redstart. — This Warbler was 

 first seen at Nicol's Town on April 10, and the last specimen was taken May 20; 

 one was seen a month later, however, on the west coast. 



Since this paper was written an interesting article by Mr. W. E. D. Scott has 

 appeared in the Auk,"^ on the "Birds observed at the Dry Tortugas, Florida, 

 during Parts of March and April." As I was collecting on Andros during the same 

 time, I thought it would be interesting to note the species common to both places 

 and have hence prefixed an asterisk to those mentioned in Mr. Scott's paper. A 

 reference to his paper will show that he secured many Warblers that I did not, and 

 a comparison of his dates with mine shows that with the exception of Mniotilta 



^ Cory states that it is migratory. — ''Birds of Bahamas," p. 71, 

 2 Vol. VII, p. 301. 



