Natural history of Trinidad and Tobago hummingbirds to the primitive cave-dwelling oilbird (that uses sonar to fly in the dark) to the spectacularly beautiful scarlet ibis. The islands are within a few miles of Venezuela, and the species are therefore typical of tropical South America. However, the variety (although quite exceptional for such a small geographic area) is somewhat impoverished compared to the mainland, as would be expected with small islands. The resident breeding birds are augmented in the northern winter by migrants from North America. Tobago has only about half the number of bird species of Trinidad, but about 22 birds have been reported only
North Trinidad cricket team 1970-71, and the best bowling figures were 6 for 17 (10 for 34 in the match) by Pascall Roberts against Tobago in 1978-79. In all, North Trinidad played 33 first-class matches, with seven wins, one loss (to Central Trinidad in the 1973-74 final) and 25 draws. North Trinidad played all their home matches at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain. North Trinidad cricket team The North Trinidad cricket team played first-class cricket from 1959 to 1979, competing in the Beaumont Cup and its successor competition the Texaco Cup. North Trinidad played South Trinidad annually for the Beaumont Cup from 1925-26