72. Setophaga, ruticilla tropica, sp. nev. A. H. Verrill 
“ Tropical Redstart ‘“ Chat.” 
See description appended. 
PART II. 
NOTES FROM OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING THE 
YEAR 1904 ON THE HABITS, DISTRIBUTION, ETC., 
OF SPECIES PREVIOUSLY RECORDED FROM 
DOMINICA, WITH A COMPLETE LIST OF 
ALL THE SPECIES NOW KNOWN TO 
OCCUR ON THE ISLAND. 
Sterna dougalli, Montag. Roseate Tern. “ Twa-oo tete-noir.” 
This beautiful species is not uncommon on the leeward 
coast of the island and is most frequently seen in the vicinity of 
Pointe Miche] and Soufriére. Unlike the members of its species 
in the United States, the Roseate Tern of Dominica deposits its 
eggs in crevices of rocky cliffs. This peculiarity is doubtless 
mainly due to the almost entire absence of sandy or shingle 
beaches, except in the vicinity of houses or villages, I have not 
observed any individuals of this species before May Ist, and by 
August 10th, all disappear. 
Sterna antillarum, Less. Least Tern. “ Petit-petit Twa-oo.” 
Not rare locality. Breeds in widely separated localities on 
the southern and windward coasts. The habits, breeding 
grounds, etc. are similar to the last species. 
“Sterna fuliginosa, Gmel. Seesety Sooty Tern. ‘“Twa-oo.” 
This is the commonest of the resident terns but is much less 
often seen about the coast than the Roseate. The principal 
breeding grounds are at Morne Rouge and Pointe de fous, 
where there are large colonies, The eggs are laid among rocks 
and in crevices of the cliffs and are much sought after by the 
natives as an article of diet, as are also the young birds. Abun+ 
dant at Aves Island where they are known as “ Egg birds.” 
Sterna anaethetus, Scop. Bridled Tern. ‘Police la mer.” 
This handsome tern is very abundant during the breeding 
season and as late as November many individuals linger about the 
island. At this season they keep well out to sea during the day, 
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