Bahamas Definitives 2001

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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
Reddish Egret
(Egretta rufescens)		 Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)
Purple Gallinule
(Porphyrula martinica)		 Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii)
Antillean Nighthawk
(Chordeiles gundlachii)		 Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)
Wilson's Plover
(Charadrius wilsonia)
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Killdeer
(Charadrius vociferus)		 Bahama Woodstar (Calliphlox evelynae)
Bahama Woodstar
(Calliphlox evelynae)		 Bahama Swallow (Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)
Bahama Swallow
(Tachycineta cyaneoviridis)*		 Bahama Mockingbird (Mimus gundlachii)
Bahama Mockingbird
(Mimus gundlachii)
Greater Antillean Oriole (Icterus dominicensis)
Greater Antillean Oriole
(Icterus dominicensis)		 Great Lizard-Cuckoo (Saurothera merlini)
Great Lizard-Cuckoo
(Saurothera merlini)		 Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
Audubon's Shearwater
(Puffinus lherminieri)		 Grey Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Grey Kingbird
(Tyrannus dominicensis)
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
Bananaquit
(Coereba flaveola)		 Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)
Yellow Warbler
(Dendroica petechia)		 Greater Antillean Bullfinch (Loxigilla violacea)
Greater Antillean Bullfinch
(Loxigilla violacea)		 Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja)
Roseate Spoonbill
(Ajaia ajaja)

This major definitive set from the Bahamas follows another with similar face values issued in 1991. Some of the species have been repeated in the new set, with only one new species for my collection - marked *. It is unfortunate that the top two values are repeats, as they make up the greater part of the very high price.

Added 29 July, 2001