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on the Birds of St. Croix. 
down of a species of Cactus, studded on the outside with 
white Lichen or shreds of bark, the whole structure measuring 
nearly two inches across, and built at the height of from about 
five to fifteen feet from the ground, sometimes concealed by 
leaves, at others on an almost naked bough. The eggs are two 
in number, white, and about 0 55 inch long, by 0*4 inch in trans¬ 
verse diameter."—E. N. 
This bird is as common in St. Thomas as in St. Croix. Dr. 
Lund, writing from St. John's, says it is also found in that 
island. The females are very much smaller than the males. 
t 9. Gilt-crested Humming Bird. Orthorhynchus exilis 
(Gmel.) : Gould, Mon. Troch. pt. xiii. 
After a careful examination of skins procured from St. Croix 
and St. Thomas, we refer them to the above-named species, 
though one of a male presents a slightly different appearance 
from the ordinary type, in having a narrow blue edging to the 
otherwise golden green crest, and thus exhibiting an affinity to 
the closely allied Blue-crest (0. cristatus, L.) from St. Vincent's 
and Barbadoes. The present bird has, we believe, hitherto been 
known only from Martinique and Nevis. 
“ I shot a female of this species at Southgate Farm, June 8th, 
1858; and I only saw two other examples,—one at the same place, 
and the second at Salt River, when accompanied by Mr. Osbert 
Salvin, during that gentleman's short visit to St. Croix. South- 
gate Farm is an estate on the north shore of the eastern end of 
the island, and, much of the land adjacent being out of cultiva¬ 
tion, is chiefly covered with Casha bushes, interspersed with 
Manchioneel along the coast. This is also the case in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of Salt River. I have been told that a Humming 
Bird, smaller than the ordinary one, and therefore probably of 
this species, has been seen in other localities; but it must be 
very uncommon. Of its habits I know nothing."—E. N. 
We beg to acknowledge here the assistance we have received 
from Mr. Gould in determining this and the species last men¬ 
tioned. 
t 10. Pearly-eyed Thrush, Cichlherminia fuscata , Bp. 
