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Note.— I have been told by several trustworthy persons that White Pelicans 
have occasionally been seen among the Grenadines. Although there is a pos¬ 
sibility that they may have been examples of P. erythorhynchos (which Mr. J. 
H. Fleming tells me he has seen in the harbor of St. John, Antigua), still they 
might have been Brown Pelicans somewhat lighter on the back than usual. 
Fregata aquila (Linn.). Cobbler; Frigate Bird; Man-o’- 
war. — The Frigate Bird, or, as it is called locally, the Cobbler, is 
rare at Barbados; but Col. Feilden writes that he has observed it 
passing over the island at a great height, and it is occasionally shot 
there. Sloane (1707, p. 30) says that he first observed them on 
nearing Barbados. Both he and Ligon (1673, p. 61; 1674, p. 103) 
write that the appearance of this bird is popularly supposed to fore¬ 
tell the coming of a ship. He also noticed that “ there are more of 
these in the firm land of America than in these isles,” and that “it 
follows the Pelican in the air to catch its dung for food.” 
About St. Vincent, the Grenadines, and Grenada this bird is 
rather common, but not so abundant as along the Venezuelan coast, 
particularly in the vicinity of Margarita Island. In the Grenadines 
they breed in numbers on Battowia, whence the young are some¬ 
times taken for food. 
The nest is a loosely built structure, placed either on the ground 
or in low trees. The eggs are one or two, dull greenish white. 
Ardea herodias Linn. Great Blue Heron ; Gray Gauld- 
ing ; Crabier Montaigne. — A regular and not uncommon visitor 
to these islands, arriving in October. Col. Feilden says that it 
arrives at Barbados in October and November in parties that some¬ 
times consist of ten or twelve individuals. Hughes, writing in 1750, 
speaks of this bird as a winter visitor to Barbados, saying that it is 
very seldom seen there, but is much commoner at Antigua. 
This heron is found every winter along the leeward coast of St. 
\ incent, especially in the vicinity of Young’s Island and Calliaqua. 
On Carriacou, Wells writes that on one occasion he saw eight of 
them together in Harvey Vale pasture. 
Wells records it from Grenada as a migrant; not numerous.” 
Herodias egretta (Gmel.). American Egret. — Col. Feilden 
says: “I procured one at Graeme Hall swamp (Barbados) on July 
I, 1888, an adult female in beautiful plumage. It 'vvas alone at the 
time.” There are no other records for these islands. 
Egretta candidissima (Gmel.). Snowy Heron. — This bird 
