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islands, some f'nil}' reaching the latter in all 

 sei^arate them. The black males measure : — 



dimensious, that it is impossible to 



Banr said that on Albemarle Island he procured specimens of Gcospizu mngni- 

 rosfn's. These were, according to Jlr. Eidgway, lost in a box at Gnayaquil, a 

 statement which, as Dr. Banr himself stated afterwards, arose out of some mistake; 

 probably on Dr. Baur's side, and in fact we found these specimens in a bottle in 

 spirits. They are clearly not 6r. magnirostria, but G. strenua. One of the two shot 

 by Dr. Banr at La Tortuga is very large, the other very small. AVe have examined 

 skins from Albemarle (La Tortnga, Dr. Banr, Tagus Cove, recent expedition), and 

 find the black malffs to measure as follows : — 



From Duncan Island we have only seen three yonng individuals in grey 

 lilumage. They have fairly large beak.s (cnlmen 22 to 24 mm.), and we have no 

 doubt belong G. strenua. 



From Barrington we received only one specimen, a fairly black mah', but witli 

 tlie bill deep brown, reddish brown on the mandible, and tiie abdomen streaked witli 

 greyish brown. It measures : — 



