( 411 ) 

 Butorides plumbeus (Sundev). 



Nov. Zooi.. VI, 18'J0, p. 181. 



Mr. Beck sent two sppciniciis from Narborough and Indefatigable Islands. 

 Very young birds from Indefatigable Island, obtained in February, have the centres 

 of the feathers on the chest and breast, sides of neck and wing-coverts with rufons 

 centres. 



Nyctanassa violacea paupera (>S(1. & Salv.). 



Nt/ciiinusm vivhicea, Nov. ZuOL. VI, 18"J'.l, p. IKi. 



After comparing fresh adult birds from Narborough Island, shot late in 

 February, with a good series of North American specimens, we find that the 

 Gahijiagos form really differs in being much darker. This is especially noticeable 

 on the neck, wings and undersurface. Also the metatarsus is nearly or quite a 

 centimeter shorter than in typical North American sjjecimens. The Galdpagos form 

 mnst therefore be called JV. ciolacea paupera. 



Mr. Beck writes : Kz/cfanassa violacea paupera was found breeding on 

 Narborough. A bird was flushed from a nest 10 ft. below the surface of the 

 lava in a cave. The three eggs were in a well-built nest placed on the floor of 

 the cavern, a few feet from the opening. The bird flew up to the surface above 

 the nest, and croaked at us several times. This site was about 50 or 75 yards 

 away from a mangrove forest. Half a mile be3'ond this place 12 or 15 nests, 

 roughly built, were found in the mangroves, but it is possible they were gulls' 

 nests, as the iiarus were common here. 



Phoenicopterus ruber L. 



Nov. Zooi.. VI, ]8!I9, p. 182. 



Some eggs collected by Green measure 900 x 48-5 (a very long and pointed 

 egg), 86-6 X 58-8, and 8(V4 x 56-7 mm. 



Poecilonetta bahamensis galapagensis Ridgw. 



Nov. Zooi,. VI, 181iy, p. 183. 



Mr. Beck writes : " They were nearly ready to breed on Indefatigable Island in 

 the latter part of February. The birds were nearly all paired. The males were 

 assidnously guarding their mates from the approaches of other males. They would 

 raise the feathers of the bead and neck, and utter a low /ceeu, weeu, both when 

 chasing rivals and when making love. Each ])ond had several pairs on it." 



The iris of these birds is brown. 



Nesopelia galapagoensis galapag^oensis (Gould). 

 Nov. Zooi,. VI, 1899, p. 183. 



In addition to islands known to be inhabited by this pigeon we have now 

 received specimens from Barrington, Daphne, and Seymour Islands. These pigeons 

 are evidently very common on most of the islands. The measuring of a large series 

 confirms the validity of N. i/ahipaaoensis e.i-iul (Nov. Zool. VI, 1800, p. I,s4). 



Mr. Beck writes : " Nesopelia wa^ nesting on Bindloe in the last week of 

 March, and several deserted eggs were found on Daphne. The eggs are placed in 

 hollows under rocks. Some holes containing eggs seemed hardly large enough to 



