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Mr. P, R. Lowe on the 
17. Butgrides virescens. (Little Green Bittern.) 
Ardea virescens Linn.; Cory, Auk, lii. p. 502 (1886: 
Grand Cayman); id. Auk, vi. p. 32 (1889: Cayman Brae), 
Butorides virescens Nicoll, Ibis, 1904, p. 585 (Grand 
Cayman) ; Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 200 (1899). 
Hab. North and Central America, West Indies : common 
in the Caymans, resident. 
18. Botaurus lentiginosus. (American Bittern.) 
Botaurus lentiginosus Sharpe, Hand-]. B. i. p. 204 (1899). 
One ad. $ . 28. i. 04. Grand Cayman (coll. P. R. Lowe). 
Hab . North and Central America : winter visitor to the 
West Indies. 
This was the only individual that I saw in the Caymans. 
19. Sula piscatrix. (Red-footed Booby.) 
Sula cyanops (Sundev.) ; Cory, Auk, vi. p. 31 (Little 
Cayman, Cayman Brae). 
Sula coryi Maynard, Contrib. to Science, no. 1, vol. i. 
p. 40 (1889 : Little Cayman). 
Sulapiscator Nicoll, Ibis, 1904, p. 588 (Little Cayman). 
Sula piscatrix Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 237 (1899). 
Hab. Widely distributed in the tropical seas; I have 
several examples in my collection from Little Cayman, where 
there is a large “ rookery.” 
20. Fregata aquila. (Greater Frigate-Bird.) 
Fregata aquila Nicoll, Ibis, 1904, p. 589 (Little Cayman); 
Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 237 (1899). 
Hab. Widely distributed in the tropical seas ; I have taken 
specimens of the young in Little Cayman, where the bird 
breeds. 
21. Falco columbarius. (American Merlin.) 
Falco columbarius Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 275 (1899). 
One ad. $ . 27. ii. 05. Little Cayman (coll. P. R. Lowe). 
One ad. $ . 26. i. 04. Grand Cayman (coll. P. R. Lowe). 
Hab. North America and the Antilles ; I shot the two 
above-mentioned examples in the Caymans myself. No 
other records. 
