378 Messrs. A. and E. Newton on the Birds of St. Croix . 
at the same time was so good as to send us from the same 
locality an example of Saurothera vieillotii *, Bp,; and in thus 
acknowledging his kindness, we cannot but express our hope that 
he will continue to investigate the zoology of the neighbouring 
islands, and our wish that as great success may attend his orni¬ 
thological as has already crowned his conchological labours. 
Mr. Hewitson, whose fidelity as an oological draughtsman 
needs no commendation from us, and who has already evinced 
the interest he has taken in the success of this magazine, having 
kindly consented to delineate some of the eggs of the Birds of 
St. Croix obtained by us, we here subjoin a reference to the 
specimens figured in the accompanying plate, and we feel sure 
that all the readers of * The Ibis 9 will join with us in con¬ 
gratulating him on the result he has achieved, when for the first, 
and we trust not the last time, extending his labours to exotic 
oology. For our own part, we can safely say that we were 
careful to send him, for the purpose of illustration, only eggs 
that had been rigidly identified. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE XII. 
Fig. 1. Egg of Dendrceca (estiva (No. 15), p. 143. 
,, 2. ,, „ Phonipara bicolor (No. 21), p. 147. 
„ 3. „ „ Certhiola flaveola (No. 7)» p* 67- 
„ 4. „ „ Tyrannus dominicensis (No. 20), p. 146. 
„ 5. „ „ Crotophaga ani (No. 22), p. 148. 
„ 6. „ „ Butorides virescens (No. 46), p. 261. 
„ 7* „ „ Tinnunculus sparverius (No. 3), p. 63. 
„ 8. „ „ Cichlherminia fuscata (No. 10), p. 141. 
And now, in conclusion, we must record the very great obliga¬ 
tions we are under to the numerous friends, both at home and 
abroad, who have in one way or another assisted us in these 
“ Observations.” The names of several have already been 
mentioned as occasion offered; but there are many others—and 
among them some to whom we owe most of all—whose kind 
assiduity in furthering our objects deserves, and would obtain 
from us, a like acknowledgment, were we sure that that way of 
showing our gratitude would be the one most agreeable to them 
* Also a species peculiar to Porto Rico, represented in Jamaica by *3. 
vetula , in S. Domingo by S', dominicensis , and in Cuba by S. merlini. — Ed. 
