produced, by striking a tightly-strung wire sharply or by 
whirling a slender wand about the head.* 
This, I think, 
was the song. The old birds were feeding broods of young 
k- 
which were fully-grown and resembled the female po- ihb s 
The Hummer was darting about among the hanging 
aeria.1 roots of the big "banyan", catching minute insects, 
no doubt. It was an exquisitely beautiful little creature, 
green above, dark greyish beneath. The shining sapphire 
of the upper surface of the crest showed only when the crest 
was erected which happened every few seconds as the bird 
poised on buzzing wings a yard or two above where I stood. 
I saw the Honey Creepers ( Coerebae) probing flowers 
with their curved bills. While thus engaged, the bird bent 
forward and down, perching just above the flower and 
reminding me of our Parula Vifarblers. 
I saw only one butterfly in the Park, a small yellow 
species much like our common one. There were a dozen or 
more dragon flies about the fountain. All appeared to be 
of the same kind. They had dull red bodies and plain 
grayish wings. 
♦At Antigua, Feb. 27, I saw a Honey Creeper ( Coereba 
bartholemica ) in the act of making this sound, and became 
convinced that my reference of the note to Eutheia was a 
clear mistake. The two species are almost invariably 
found together or near each other. 
