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during a Cruise in the Caribbean Sea. 
of North and Middle America/ part ii. p. 655) says, in dis¬ 
cussing the range of this form, “The only extra-limital 
specimens that I have seen which seem without douht refer¬ 
able to this form are from certain islands of the Bahama 
group.” It may be, however, that they should be referred 
to Mr. Chapman’s G. trichas ignota, with which I have not 
been able to compare them. 
Setophaga ruticilla (Linn.). 
I observed a few examples of this “ American Redstart ” 
and shot a female specimen. 
Of birds seen and identified, but of which I did not think 
it necessary to tajie specimens, the following is a list:— 
Arenaria interpres (Linn.). 
JEgialitis wilsonia (Ord). 
Ardea crerulea Linn. 
JBotaurus lentiginosus (Mont.). 
Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmel.). 
Falco peregrinus anaturn (Bonap.). 
Ceryle alcyon (Linn.). 
Besides these I was informed that, among many others 
that I was unable to identify with certainty from the 
descriptions given, the following birds constantly visited 
the islands:— 
Aristonetta valisneria (Wils.). 41 were once shot in one week. 
Nettion carolinensis Gmel. 
Querquedula discors (Linn.). 
Mareca americana (Gm.). 
Gattinula galeata (Licht.). Common in Grand Cayman Island. 
Passerculus sandwichensis (Wils.). 
Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmel.). 
I have unfortunately been unable to consult Mr. Ridgway’s 
notes on the birds of this island (Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. x. 
1888, p. 576), and so I am unaware of w 7 hat birds were met 
with by Mr. Townsend when he visited it in February 1887. 
Grand Cayman Island. 
Leaving the Swan Islands on the evening of Feb. 10th, we 
