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and had speckled breasts. The native name is " ruisenor/' which 

 is the Spanish for nightingale. 



The barn-owl mentioned by Captain Smith was doubtless Strix 

 jlammea bar gel (Hartert). 



For the benefit of those who may not have access to Mr. Har- 

 tert's article, I give here his list of the birds of the island of 

 Curagao : — 



1. Larus atricilla (Linn.). 



2. Sterna hirundo (Linn.). 



3. Sterna maxima (Bodd.). 



4. Plialacrocorax brasilianus (Gm.). 



5. Fregata aquila (Linn.). 



6. Pelecanus fuscus (Linn.). 



7. Hsematopus palliatns (Temm.). 



8. Himantopus mexicanus (Miill.). 



9. Totanus macularius (Linn.). Actitis macularia. 



10. Butorides (Ardea) virescens (Linn.). 



11. Ardea candidissima ? (Gm.). 



12. Ardea herodias (Linn.). 



13. Eupsychortyx cristatus (Linn.). 



14. Colnmbigallina passerina perpallida (Hartert). C. passerina. 



15. Leptoptila verreauxi (Bp.). 



16. Zenaida vinaceo-rnfa (Ridgw.). 



17. Columba gymnopthalma (Temm.). 



18. Strix flammea bargei (Hartert). 



19. Polyborus cheriway (Jacq.). 



21. Tinnuncnlns sparverius brevipennis (V. Berl.). 



21. Buteo albicaudatus colonus (V. Berl.). 



22. Conurus pertinax (Linn.). 



23. Crotophaga snlcirostris (Sw.). 



24. Stenopsis cayennensis (Gm.). 



25. Chlorostilbon caribseus (Lawr.). C. atala. 



26. Chrysolampis mosquitus (Linn.). 



