BIRDS OF HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO. 



99 



The sexes are similar. 



Length 15.50; wing 5.50; tail 9; tarsus 140; bill 1.60. 



The present species, which is very abundant, is known to the 

 inhabitants as the lizard-catcher, and it is not inappropriately 

 named. It waits quietly, standing perfectly motionless, until a 

 lizard comes within its reach, and then with surprising quickness 

 darts upon and kills it. I have seen lizards four or five inches 

 long killed in this manner. It has a loud, long call, consisting 

 of a series of quickly repeated cries somewhat resembling that of 

 Colaptes auratus. The measurements are as follows : — 



CBC < LeC^p, I I? 



f Puerto Plata, 

 ( San Domingo. 



j Puerto Plata, 

 { San Domingo. 



f Puerto Plata, 

 j San Domingo. 



f Puerto Plata, 

 { San Domingo. 



j Puerto Plata, ] 

 { San Domingo. \ 



j Puerto Plata, 

 ( San Domingo. 



f Puerto Plato, ) 

 \ San Domingo. J 



No. 



Date. 





Sex. 



Mus. 



"55 



Feb. 15, 



1 88 1. 



5 



C. B. C. 



4145 



Jan. 3, 



1883. 



$ 



C. B. C. 



3716 



Jan. 30, 



1883. 



s 



C. B. C. 



4143 



Dec. 30, 



1882. 



2 



C.B. C. 



4148 



Dec. 21, 



1882. 



$ 



C. B. C. 



4146 



Dec. 23, 



1882. 



$ 



C. B. C. 



4140 



Dec. 11, 



1882. 



$ 



C. B. C. 



4147 



Dec. 14, 



1882. 



? 



C. B. C. 



Length. 



Wing. 



Tail. 



Tarsus. Bill. 



15-5° 



5-5° 



9- 



1.40 1.60 



15-5° 



5-5° 



9- 



1.40 1.60 



15-45 



5-48 



9- 



1.40 



!5- 2 5 



5-48 



8.97 



I.40 



i5- 2 5 



5-48 



8.97 



1.40 



15-55 



5-48 



9- 



1.40 



15-55 



5-5° 



9- 



1.40 



16. 



5-75 



9.40 



1.40 



