224 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
The distribution of these South American forms on the Grena¬ 
dines is as follows. Merula gymnophthalma occurs in all favorable 
localities throughout the islands. Mimus gilmts is everywhere very 
abundant. Myiarchus tyrannulus tyranmdus is common every¬ 
where. Elaenea martinica flavogastra I obtained only on Bequia 
and Mustique, but it very likely occurs on the other islands. Molo- 
thrus atronitens is common as far north as Canouan. It is, however, 
of recent occurrence. Tyrannus melancholias satrapa I obtained 
on Union Island. Sporophila gutteralis is locally common at Car- 
riacou, where, however, it is a recent arrival. Muscivora tyrannus 
is common on Carriacou in the wet season 
On St. Vincent these South American forms are reduced to four 
of those found on the Grenadines, with four more which do not 
occur on the smaller islands. They are: Elaenea martinica flavo- 
gastrci , Mimus gilmts , Merula gymnophthalma , Myiarchus tyr an¬ 
nulus tyranmdus ; and Merula nigrirostris , Troglodytes, Calospiza, 
Chctetura poliura. In addition to these we have as a resident 
Urubitinga anthracina cancrivora , corresponding with Eegerliinus 
micinatus of Grenada. 
Besides these established species I obtained a specimen of Elori- 
suga mellivora on Carriacou, met with a stray example of Sjioro- 
phila gutteralis at Kingstown, St. Vincent, and found a single 
Anthracothorax gramineus on Union Island, all of which were 
apparently accidental visitors, although it is not at all improbable 
that they may become residents at some future time. 
Turning now to characteristically West Indian genera, we find 
that Grenada has only four, viz.: Pyrrhulagra, Allenia, Bellona, 
Sericotes; and the Grenadines only the two hummingbirds, 
although Allenia was for a time resident there. The first of these 
four genera is of rather wide distribution throughout the West 
Indies, the species in question (B. noctis) having roughly the same 
range as the representatives of the other three genera. 
St. Vincent has these four genera, and in addition four others 
peculiar to the Lesser Antilles; they are : Eulampis, Cinchlerminia, 
Cinclocerthia, Cartharopeza, the last being confined to that island. 
Besides these characteristic genera, St. Vincent has the following 
forms which are worthy of note : Myadestes, Elaenea martinica 
martinica , Cypseloides, Chaeturci acuta, Bellona exilis ( ornata ), 
Amazon a. 
