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7. AcTiTis MACULARiA (LiNN.). Spotted Sand Snipe. 



I shot a specimen in the immature unspotted phimage on the 

 edge of a salt-pan north of the town. Along the southeast 

 edge of the Lagoon I saw in July several species of sand snipe, 

 but I did not have my gun with me and obtained no specimens. 

 Aud. B, of N. A. vol. 5, pi. 342. 



8. EupsYCHORTYX CRiSTATUS (LiNN.). Crestcd Partridge. 



I obtained but one specimen of this partridge, though I saw a 

 good many. Three was the greatest number that I saw together. 

 In June I saw half-grown young ones in captivity. Gould, 

 Man. of Oclontoj^horince, 



9. CoLUMBA GYMNOPTHALMA (Temm.). Wliitc-winged Pigeou. 



I saw a young one in captivity in June, and in July I saw a 

 flock of perhaps a dozen individuals, from which I obtained one 

 specimen. 



10. Zenaida 8/9. 



I saw many doves of a medium size, but obtained no speci- 

 men. They were probably Z. vinaceo-rifa (Ridgw.). 



11. COLUMBIGALLINA PASSERINA (Lim.). GrOUud Dove. 



I found this little dove very abundant. It was probably the 

 commonest bird on the island. Aud. B. of N. A. vol. 5, pi. 283. 



12. TirauNCULUS sparverius brevipeotis (V. Berl.). Curagao 



Sparrow-hawk. 



I saw a good many of these hawks. There is the same differ- 

 ence in color between the sexes as in our species. I was told that 

 they fed on lizards. 



13. A large hawk that I saw several times at a distance may have 

 been Buteo alhicaiidatus coIo7ius (V. Berl.). 



14. CoNURUS PERTiNAX (LiNN.). Yellow-licaded Parrakeet. 



I saw many of these in captivity, some of them barely fledged, 

 and was told that they were caught on the island, but I saw no 

 others. 



15. Chrysolampis moschitus (Linn.). Euby and Topaz Hum- 



ing-bird. 



