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that this bird “may be seen flying over the pastures in great 
numbers after rain ” in St. Vincent. The British museum collec¬ 
tion contains specimens obtained in that island in May, 1890, by 
Mr. G. Whitfield Smith. 
Chaetura acuta (Gmel.). Lesser Antillean Swift.— 
Lister says that this bird is the commoner of the two species of 
swifts on St. Vincent. There was a large colony of swifts in the 
chimney of the Montrose estate works near Kingstown which I 
presumed to be this species, although I did not obtain any speci¬ 
mens. 
Chaetura cinereiventris guianensis Hartert. Guianan 
Swift. — Wells says that this bird occurs everywhere on Grenada, 
but is more numerous in the mountains. It does not occur north of 
that island. 
Chaetura poliura (Temm.). South American Swift.— 
Common everywhere on St. Vincent and Grenada, especially in the 
woods and adjacent clearings. There are no swifts on the Grena¬ 
dines. 
Hemiprocne zonaris (Shaw). Ringed Gowrie. —Wells says : 
“On the 13th. July, 1882, I was travelling through Tuilleries estate 
(Grenada) and observed a large flock of birds hovering over a rocky 
hill. I got close up to them, and found them to be large swifts, 
with a white collar round the neck. I went back about a mile and 
borrowed a gun, but just as I got to the hill again, a hawk swooped 
down and dispersed them. I am told they frequent that particular 
hill every year. I saw several of them on the 9th. August about 
Grenville one afternoon after a heavy storm. I have no doubt they 
are identical with the 4 Ringed Gowrie ’ described in Gosse’s ‘ Birds 
of Jamaica.’ ” 
Glaucis hirsuta (Gmel.). Brown Hummingbird. — This hum¬ 
mingbird is rather common in the more wooded portions of Grenada. 
It does not occur north of that island. 
Eulampis jugularis (Linn.). Red-throated Hummingbird; 
Doctor-bird.— Ober says that at the time of his visit this hum- 
mingbird was the most numerous of all on the Soufriere. At the 
present time it is not at all common, and is almost wholly confined 
to the high woods. 
I saw one on March 9, 1904, about a white cedar tree just behind 
the house of Rev. David Duffus in Bequia. Mrs. Duffus tells me 
that it is very rare on that island. 
