INTRODUCTION. 



The island of Santo Domingo, or San Domingo, as it is often 

 called, is situated in north latitude i8° 20', and longitude 68° 40' 

 west from Greenwich. 



The avi fauna of the island is especially interesting to orni- 

 thologists on account of the many genera and species which are 

 restricted to it. - Thirty-two species are peculiar to San Domingo, 

 which are as follows : — 



MlMUS DOMINICUS. 



MYIARCHUS DOMINICENSIS. 



MlCROLIGEA PALUSTRIS. 



CONTOPUS HISPANIOLENSIS. 



Certhiola bananivora. 



EMPIDONAX NANUS. 



HlRUNDO SCLATERI. 



LAMPORNIS DOMINICUS. 



DULUS DOMINICUS. 



Sporadinus ELEGANS. 



Myiadestes montanus. 



Temnotrogon roseigaster. 



Spendalis multicolor. 



Saurothera dominicensis. 



Phcenicophilus palmarum. 



Todus SUBULATUS. 



Phoenicophilus dominicensis. 



TODUS ANGUSTIROSTRIS. 



Calyptophilus frugivorus. 



PlCUMNUS LAWRENCEI. 



Euphonia musica. 



Centurus STRIATUS. 



Loximitris dominicensis. 



Conurus CHLOROPTERUS. 



Icterus dominicensis. 



Chrysotis SALL/EI. 



QUISCALUS NIGER. 



Strix GLAUCOPS. 



CORVUS SOLITARIUS. 



Rupornis ridgwayi. 



PlTANGUS GABBII. 



CEdicnemus dominicensis. 



