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and stems, and a few cotton-pufts ; lined with fine grass. The eggs as usual, but 

 one has no markings, oxcejit a zone of very jiale patches and a fine hlack hair-Hue 

 near the thick end. This egg measures IT-Gxll."), tlie otliers 18-()xl4-r), 

 18 X 14'1, and lT-8 x 14 mm. (Adams coll.) 



No. 8111, 15. iv. 19U1. Nest with three fresh eggs, parent t? (No. 085) shot 

 and sent. Nest in a bush 3J ft. above the ground. The uest is composed of 

 fine grasses and cotton-balls, and a few leaves. The eggs are strongly marked, 

 rather thick and nmndcd, measuring 17-5xl4-5, IT'CxH'O, 17'Hxl4(> mm. 

 (Adams coll.). 



No. 818, 10. iv. 1901. Nest with three very slightly incubated eggs, ])arent ? 

 shot. Nest in bush 5 ft. from the ground, built of moss and grass with a few 

 cotton-balls. Eggs very badly marked, and with many underlying purplish grey 

 patches, measuring 10-7 x 14-4, 10-5 x i:V7, 10-5 x 14 mm. (R. H. Beck coll.). 



No. 819, ICi. iv. 1901. Three fresh eggs. In a thorn-bush, ft. above tlie 

 ground ; built of orchilla moss, dry and green grass, and a few cotton-balls. 

 Eggs nicely marked, measuring 17-8 x 131 and 17-4 x 13-7 mm. (one broken) 

 (R. H. Beck coll.). 



Geospiza acutirostris Hidgw. 



Nov. ZooL. VI, 1899, p. lC-2.— Ridgw., Birds Nnrlh ,(: Mhhile Amir. I. 1901. p. .100. 

 We have no remarks to offer on this ])ecnliar species. 



Geospiza dentirostris (Jonld. 



Nov. ZooL. VI, 1899, p. ICS.-Ridgw., limlK Xnrlh ,f- .!/«/,//,■ Amn: I, I'.liU, p. 507. 



Still only known from the two specimens in the British Museum. It is most 

 peculiar that among the many birds collected recently on Charles Island, no 

 specimens apjjroaching this bird are to be found. There is, as far as we are 

 able to make out, no reason whatever to supiuiso that one of the specimens 

 came from Chatham. One is certainly from Charles, and the otiier has no island 

 marked on the label. 



Geospiza harterti Hidgw. 



Qensp. sjier. iiir. Rothsch. & Hart., Nov. Zooi,. VI, 181(9, p. \C<Z.-Grox/,!-<i. harlrrti, Ridgn-., 

 Bir<h North <f- Miilille Amir. I, 1901, p. 507. 



On first reading Mr. Kidgway's book we both thought him rather l)old in 

 giving a name to a Geospiza represented only by a single not quite adnlt specimen 

 in the Tring Museum, which he had not seen, and which we did not venture to name. 

 However, while examining the new material collected by Messrs. I'eck and (Jreen, 

 we found to our sur])rise three ])eifectly adult mules of this species, which quite 

 prove Mr. Kidgway's contention, and which are even from different islands — Hood 

 and Daphne, off Indefatigable. 



As Mr. Ridgway ai)plied the above name to the description made from our 

 original sjiecimen, the latter {S fere ad. (luitliam Island, 8. ix. IsiM, Dr. Banr coll.) 

 becomes the type. The following are the measurements of the tyjjc as well as the 

 three new adult males : — 



Tifpe : CHilm. 14-5, bill from nostril to ti]) 9-8, depth at base 10, width at base 

 8-5, wing 70, tail 42-5, tarsus 19-5 nun. 



