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Show 266 MR. P. L. SCLATER ON THE BIRDS OF SANTA LUCIA. [Mar. 21, Chrysotis angusta, presented in 1865 by Mr. P. N. Bernard*, which still lives to adorn our Parrot-house. 10. Martinique.-This island is one of the few belonging to the Lesser Antilles in which birdskins are occasionally collected by the residents, and find their way into the hands of the Parisian dealers. There are also a certain number of specimens from Martinique in the Musee d'Histoire Naturelle in the Jardin des Plantes, which I have had an opportunity of examining; but, beyond the vague notices given by Vieillot in his ' Oiseaux de PAmerique du Nord,' I am not aware of any publication relating specially to the ornithology of this island. Mr. E. C. Taylor passed a fortnight in Martinique in 1863, and has recorded his notes upon the species of birds which he met with in the excellent article which I have mentioned above ; but these were only few in number. The International Exhibition in 1862 contained, in the department devoted to the products of the French colonies, a small series of the birds of Martinique, exhibited by M. Be'langer, Director of the Botanical Garden of St. Pierre in that islandf. This is all the published information I have been able to find concerning the birds of Martinique |. 11. St. Lucia.-Of the island I am now specially treating of I believe there is no published ornithological information whatever. The little knowledge of its avifauna which I possess is derived from two sources:-first, a few specimens in the Paris Museum obtained by Bonnecourt, a French collector who visited the island in 1850 and 1851 on his way to Central America; and, secondly, a small series of unpublished coloured drawings in the Library of this Society by Lieut. Tyler, who formerly contributed to the ' Proceedings' some notes on the reptiles of that island §. The latter, although rough and unfinished, are characteristic and mostly recognizable. Some years ago I had them arranged and bound; and I think them of sufficient interest to give the subjoined list of their vernacular names according to Lieut. Tyler, aud of what I believe to be their correct scientific titles. Lieut. Tyler's name. Supposed scientific name. Page 1. Cent coups de Couteau Antrostomus 1 2. Tyrannus rostratus 1 3. Myiarchus antillensis 1 4. Grieve Margarops densirostris 1 5. Red-breasted Humming-bird ... Eulampis jugularis 2 6. Carouge, or Banana-bird Icterus laudabilis 3 7. Mauvie Margarops herminieri 3 8. Gorge-blanc Bhamphocinclus brachyurus 3 9. Coucou manioc Coccyzus minor 3 10. Peewit Elainea martinica 4 11. Ortolan, or Ground-Dove Chameepelia trochilca? .' ' 4 P * Cf. P. Z. S. 1865, p. 437. t See article on Ornithology in the International Exhibition ' Ibis ' 18R2 . 288. ' ' . X O n animals formerly living in Martinique but now extinct, see Guvon Compt, Rend.' lxiii. p. 589 (1866). J ' § See P. Z. S. 1849 and 1850. |