| Family and Genus. | Number of Species in each Island. | 7 | Remarks. | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Turdidæ. | ||||||||
| Turdus | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | Five species migrate to Cuba |
| Mimocichla | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | |
| Margarops | — | — | 1a | — | 1a | 3 | 4 | Martinique, St. Lucia, Guada. |
| Rhamphocinclus | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | Martinique and St. Lucia |
| Cinclocerthia | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | Nevis to St. Lucia |
| Mimus | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | (?) | — | 3 | Another species migrates to the Antilles |
| Sylviidæ. | ||||||||
| Myiadestes | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | St. Lucia |
| Polioptila | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Vireonidæ. | ||||||||
| Vireosylvia | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | One S. American species |
| Vireo | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | Five species migrate to Cuba |
| Laletes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Phœnicomanes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Corvidæ. | ||||||||
| Corvus | 1 | — | 1a | 1 | 1a | — | 3 | |
| Cyanocorax | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | S. American species |
| Mniotiltidæ. | ||||||||
| Perissoglossa | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | N. American species |
| Dendrœca | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Twelve sp. migrate to W. I. |
| Teretristis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Cœrebidæ. | ||||||||
| Certhiola | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Dominica and Martinique |
| Glossiptila | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Cœreba | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | S. American species |
| Ampelidæ. | ||||||||
| Dulus | (?) | — | 1 | (?) | (?) | (?) | 2 | One species locality unknown |
| Hirundinidæ. | ||||||||
| Progne | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Pterochelidon | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Hirundo | 1 | — | 1a | 1a | — | — | 2 | One S. American species |
| Tanagridæ. | ||||||||
| Euphonia | 1a | — | 1a | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | St. Bartholom. & Martinique |
| Spindalis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | |
| Phænicophilus | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Saltator | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | Guadeloupe and St. Lucia |
| Fringillidæ. | ||||||||
| Loxigilla | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | Martinique and Dominica |
| Melopyrrha | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Sycalis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | S. American species |
| Phonipara | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | One S. American species |
| Chrysomitris | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Icteridæ. | ||||||||
| Icterus | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Agelæus | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Sturnella | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Mexican species |
| Nesopsar | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Scolecophagus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Quiscalus | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | St. Lucia, Martinique and Barbadoes |
Tyrannidæ. | ||||||||
| Elainea | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Pitangus | 1a | — | — | 1a | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Contopus | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | St. Lucia |
| Myiarchus | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1b | 7 | One S. American species (b) |
| Blacicus | 1a | — | 1a | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Tyrannus | 2 | — | — | 1b | 1b | 2b | 3 | One sp. in Cen. America (b) |
| Cotingidæ. | ||||||||
| Hadrostomus | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Picidæ. | ||||||||
| Campephilus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Xiphidiopicus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Melanerpes | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Chloronerpes | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Centurus | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Colaptes | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Nesoceleus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Picumnus | — | — | ?1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Cuculidæ. | ||||||||
| Saurothera | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | |
| Hyetornis | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
| Coccygus | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Dominica, St. Lucia, all Neotropical species |
| Crotophaga | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | N. & Cen. American species |
| Todidæ. | ||||||||
| Todus | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | |
| Trogonidæ. | ||||||||
| Prionoteles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Temnotrogon | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Caprimulgidæ. | ||||||||
| Nyctibius | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | Neotropical species |
| Chordeiles | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Antrostomus | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | One Neotropical species |
| Siphonorhis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Stenopsis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | Martinique (S. America sp.) |
| Cypselidæ. | ||||||||
| Cypselus | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Panyptila | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | S. American species |
| Hemiprocne | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | Mexican species |
| Cypseloides | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Trochilidæ. | ||||||||
| Lampornis | — | — | 1a | 1 | 2a | 1a | 3 | |
| Doricha | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Eulampis | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | St. Croix, Dominica, St. Lucia, Martinique |
| Aithurus | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Mellisuga | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Calypte | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Orthorhynchus | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | Domin., Martini., St. Lucia |
| Sporadinus | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Conuridæ. | ||||||||
| Ara | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | S. American species |
| Conurus | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | St. Thomas |
| Psittacidæ. | ||||||||
| Chrysotis | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Columbidæ. | ||||||||
| Columba | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | One in Honduras |
| Chamæpelia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Zenaida | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Leptoptila | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Geotrygon | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | St. Lucia, Martinique, one species Mexican |
| Starnœnas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Tetraonidæ. | ||||||||
| Ortyx | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Falconidæ. | ||||||||
| Accipiter | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Hypotriorchis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | Mexican species |
| Cerchneis | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Cymindis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Polyborus | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Mexican species |
| Strigidæ. | ||||||||
| Nyctalops | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | S. American species |
| Pseudoscops | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Gymnoglaux | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | St. Croix and St. Thomas |
| Glaucidium | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Totals |  | Number | of | families of | resident | land-birds | in the | Antilles | 26 |
| " | " | genera | " | " | " | 95 | |||
| " | " | species | " | " | " | 203 |
Reptiles and Amphibia.—These classes not having been systematically collected, and the numerous described genera not having undergone careful revision, little trustworthy information can be derived from them. The following enumeration of the chief groups hitherto noticed or described, will, however, show very similar features to those presented by the birds—a general relation to Neotropical forms, a more special relation to those of Central America and Mexico, and a considerable number of peculiar types.
Snakes.—Arrhyton (Calamariidæ) from Cuba, Hypsirhynchus from Barbadoes, Cryptodacus from Cuba, Ialtris from Hayti, and Coloragia from Cuba (all Colubridæ), have been described as genera peculiar to the Antilles. Phylodryas and Dromicus (Colubridæ) are Antillean and Neotropical; Ahætulla, (Dendrophidæ) has the same distribution but extends to tropical Africa; Epicrates and Corallus (Pythonidæ) are Neotropical and Antillean; while Chilabothrus from Jamaica and Ungalia from Cuba and Jamaica (both Pythonidæ) are found elsewhere only in Central America and Mexico. There appear to be no Crotalidæ except an introduced species of Craspedocephalus in St. Lucia.
Lizards are more numerous. Ameiva (Teidæ) is found all over America, Gerrhonotus (Zonuridæ) is Neotropical and occurs in Cuba; Gymnopthalmus is South American and Antillean. Of Scincidæ seven genera are noted. Celestus (with 9 species) is peculiar to the Antilles; Camilia (1 species) to Jamaica, Panoplus (1 species) and Embryopus (1 species) to Hayti; Diplogossus is Antillean and South American; while Plestiodon and Mabouya are cosmopolite. Of Geckotidæ there are four genera; Phyllodactylus and Hemidactylus which are cosmopolite; Sphærodactylus which is wholly American; and Cubina found only in Martinique and Brazil. Of Iguanidæ there are six genera; Anolis, which ranges all over America; Polychrus, which is Neotropical; Iguana and Liocephalus which are South American; Tropedurus found in Cuba and Brazil; and Cyclura only known from Jamaica, Cuba, and Central America.
Amphibia.—The genus Trachycephalus, belonging to the Hylidæ or tropical tree-frogs, is almost peculiar to the Antilles; Cuba, Hayti, and Jamaica possessing seven species, while only one is recorded from South America. Other genera are, Peltaphryne (Bufonidæ) from Portorico; Phyllobates (Polypedatidæ) from Cuba; Leiuperus (Ranidæ) from Hayti,—all Neotropical. Of the Urodela, or tailed batrachians, no representative occurs, although they are so characteristic a feature of the Nearctic region.
Fresh-water fish.—The same general remarks apply to these as to the reptiles. Only one peculiar genus is noted—Lebistes, a form of Cyprinodontidæ from Barbadoes; other genera of the same family being, Haplochilus, Rivulus, and Girardinus, widely spread in the Neotropical region; while Gambusia is confined to Central America, Mexico, and the Antilles. Four other families are represented; Siluridæ by Chætostomus, found in Portorico and South America; Chromidæ by the South American Acara; Mugillidæ by the Central American Agonostoma; and Percidæ by the North American Centrarchus, of which a species is recorded from Cuba.
Insects.—The various West Indian islands have not been well explored entomologically; one reason no doubt being, that their comparative poverty renders them little attractive to the professional collector, while the abounding riches of Central and South America lie so near at hand. We can, therefore, hardly tell whether the comparative poverty, or even total absence of some families while others seem fairly represented, is a real phenomenon of distribution, or only dependent on imperfect knowledge. Bearing this in mind, we proceed to give a sketch of what is known of the chief groups of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.
Lepidoptera.—The Neotropical butterfly-fauna is but poorly represented, the majority of the most remarkable types being entirely wanting; yet there are a few peculiar and very characteristic forms which show great isolation, while the majority of the species are peculiar. Four genera are exclusively or characteristically Antillean,—Calisto belonging to the Satyridæ, with four species, of which one ranges to South Carolina; Clothilda (Nymphalidæ) a fine genus which has 4 Antillean species and 2 in Central America; Lucinia (Nymphalidæ) 2 species, confined to Jamaica and Hayti; and Kricogonia belonging to the Pieridæ, which has 2 West Indian species, while 1 inhabits Mexico and Florida. Genera which show a special relation to Central America are Euptoieta, Eumæus, and Nathalis. Almost all the other genera are South American, the total number recorded in each family as occurring in the West Indian islands, being, 3 of Danaidæ; 1 of Heliconiidæ; 2 of Satyridæ; 18 of Nymphalidæ; 1 of Erycinidæ; 4 of Lycænidæ; 6 of Pieridæ; 1 of Papilionidæ, and 10 of Hesperidæ. The genus Papilio is represented by about 20 species, 2 of which are North American, 4 South American, while the rest form little characteristic groups allied to those of Central America. The most marked feature seems to be the scarcity of Satyridæ and the almost total absence of Erycinidæ, with a great deficiency in characteristic Neotropical forms of Danaidæ and Nymphalidæ.
Coleoptera.—Cicindelidæ and Carabidæ are very poorly represented, by a few species of wide-spread groups, and hardly any peculiar genera. No Lucanidæ are recorded. Of Cetoniidæ, Gymnetis only appears to be represented. Buprestidæ seem to be more numerous; 15 genera being recorded, but almost all of wide distribution. One only is peculiar—Tetragonoschoma, found in Hayti; Halecia is the only exclusively South American genus; Chalcophora is widely scattered over the tropical regions but is absent from South America, yet it occurs in the Nearctic region and extends to Jamaica and Guadeloupe. We now come to the Longicorns, the only group of Coleoptera which seems to be well represented, or which has been carefully collected. No less than 40 genera are known from the West Indian islands, and 15 of these are peculiar. Prionidæ are proportionately very numerous, there being 10 genera, 2 of which are widely distributed in both South and North America, 1 is North American, and 1 South American, while the following are peculiar,—Stenodontes (Hayti and Cuba); Dendroblaptus (Cuba); Monodesmus (Cuba and Jamaica); Prosternodes (Cuba); Solenoptera and Elateropsis, the two largest genera found in most of the islands. Of Cerambycidæ there are 16 genera, 2 of which range all over America, 4 are Neotropical, 1 South American only, while the following are confined to the islands,—Merostenus, Pentomacrus, and Eburiola (Jamaica); Bromiades (Cuba); Trichrous, Heterops, and Pæciloderma (Antilles). One genus, Smodicum, is widely spread, having a species in Carolina, 1 in South America, 1 in Hayti, and 1 in West Africa. Of Lamiidæ there are 14 genera, 8 of which are Neotropical, 1 common to Central America and Mexico, 1 to the United States and Cuba, while 2, Proecha and Phidola, are confined to Cuba. Several of the genera are curiously distributed;—Spalacopsis is South American, with 4 species in Cuba and Tropical Africa; Lagocheirus is Neotropical, with a species in Australia; while Leptostilus is characteristic of the Antilles and North America, with a few species in South America, and one in New Zealand. These cases of erratic distribution, so opposed to the general series of phenomena among which they occur, must be held to be sufficiently explained by the great antiquity of these groups and their former wide distribution. They may be supposed to be the remnants of types, now dying out, which were once, like Callichroma, Clytus, and many others, almost universally distributed.