. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Birds. 65 [ 104(2)] species present on Martinique (Table 1). Most of the central, south and west portions of the island where we worked are very disturbed; if not covered with buildings or crops, much grazing of domestic animals occurs. Mensural data of the 16 species are summarized in Table 2, including mean, standard deviation, and range. Males and females of some species are segre- gated if significant numbers of individuals were involved. Wing loading in these species increases with increasing body weight (Table 2 and Fig
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. Birds. 65 [ 104(2)] species present on Martinique (Table 1). Most of the central, south and west portions of the island where we worked are very disturbed; if not covered with buildings or crops, much grazing of domestic animals occurs. Mensural data of the 16 species are summarized in Table 2, including mean, standard deviation, and range. Males and females of some species are segre- gated if significant numbers of individuals were involved. Wing loading in these species increases with increasing body weight (Table 2 and Fig. 1). All species fall into the category which Greenwalt (1962) refers to as "all other birds" (mainly passerines). Few measurement data exist, or have been published, for Caribbean birds and therefore few comparisons are presently possible. The existing data on weights agree closely with our sample (Olson & Angle 1977, Steadman et al. 1980, Olson et al. 1981, Thomas 1982, Prys-Jones 1982). Wing length data for Dominica, the nearest island to the north of Martinique, also are similar to our measurements (Prys-Jones 1982). Clearly further data for all West Indian islands are needed, preferably samples collected throughout one or more Fig. 1. Relation between weight and wing area for 16 species of birds on Martinique, French West Indies. Numbers refer to species as listed on left margin of Table 1. Species accounts Eulampis jugularis Purple-throated Carib. This hummingbird was very abundant in the mahogany forest and a few were present at Foret des Trois- Ilets, but it was absent from lowland and dry regions (Table 1). Most birds had a heavy infestation of mites in the nostrils and the feathers at the base of the bill. Only 3 were not moulting and these 3 weighed 8-9 g; all others were either in heavy body moult (weighing 8-12 g) or had heavy body and primary moult ( g). Of these last (n=8), 6 had primaries 1-3 or 1-5 (from carpal joint outwards) sh
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