PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION. 
During the ten years which have passed since the publication 
of the “ Birds of the Bahama Islands | so much has been added to 
our knowledge of the natural history of the islands, and so many 
changes have been made in the nomenclature of the subject, that 
it has been thought advisable to issue the few remaining copies of 
the first edition in the form of a revised edition, giving the species 
or races described or eliminated, and whatever changes that have 
been made during that time. 
Although much has been learned regarding the natural history 
of the West Indies, during the past ten years, a great deal yet 
remains to. be done, especially in the interior of some of the larger 
islands. It is probable that Great Bahama, Abaco, Maraguana, 
Inagua, and in fact, many of the islands, still contain much which 
would well repay the naturalist who would take the time and 
trouble to properly explore them. 
C. B. C. 
