220 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
At Barbados, Merida gymnophthalma has been introduced from 
Grenada and now breeds. Mimus gilvus , also from Grenada, seems 
to be gaining a foothold. Sicalis arvensis luteiventris is now very 
abundant in St. Phillip’s and part of Christ Church parish. Mimus 
polyglottos orpheus has been recently introduced from Jamaica, but 
has not yet nested. I obtained a specimen of Estrelda astrild in a 
pasture in St. Joseph, and have seen Paroaria cucullata and Melo- 
psittacus undidatus at large in Hastings. These three last were 
probably escaped cage birds, as I could find no evidence that they 
had been intentionally liberated. Many additional species have 
been found in an apparently feral state on Barbados, but as none of 
them appear to have become established, a list of them would be 
merely a waste of space. 
In St. Vincent the English Pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) has 
been liberated on some of the Grenadine dependencies, but did not 
long survive. The Guinea Fowl (Mu mi da rneleagris) , which is 
common in a domesticated state in all these islands, has been allowed 
to run wild on Balliceaux. The Venezuelan Quail (Eupsychortyx 
sonninii) has been naturalized on Mustique, and the “ cocorico ” 
(Ortalis ruficauda) on Bequia and Union Island. The Grenada 
Blackbird (Holoquiscalus luminosus ) w T as brought into the leeward 
district of St. Vincent from the Grenadines, but seems to have dis¬ 
appeared. The “ tickbird” ( Crotophaga ani ) is supposed to have 
been introduced into the island in the sixties from Tobago by a Mr. 
Chapman, and is said not to have existed there previously. The 
natives at the present time usually refer to it as the “ Chapman- 
bird ” for this reason. 
Exported Species. 
The Barbados Blackbird (Holoquiscalus fortirostris) has been 
introduced into St. Croix, St. Kitts, Antigua, and Demerara. So 
long ago as 1848 mention is made of its introduction into British 
Guiana. Schomburgk says that these birds are “said to have been 
introduced into Demerara, where they are now numerous. As a 
counter-present, Barbados received its crapeaux ( Pufo agua) from 
that colony.” 
