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Archives of the Paris Museum of Natural History;* and Ernst Hartert 

 and Walter Rothschild of the Tring Museum, who worked up the material 

 collected by two Japanese sent here in 1894 by Mr. Alan Owston of 

 Yokohama.! I had already given this list, with a few descriptive notes, 

 to General Wheeler when he visited Guam. It was published in his official 

 report, t and is substantially as follows : 



Asio accipitrinus. — Short-eared Owl. 



Vernacular name, Mongvio, or Momo. — I have not yet seen this bird, but 

 it is well known to the natives, who say that it is abundant on the island 

 of Tinian, and describe it as having big eyes, a face like a cat. They say 

 that it eats lizards. Padre Aniceto del Carmen, who lived for many 

 years in Guam, gives it the Spanish name Lechiiza, and the native name 

 Mongo. 



Halcyon cinnamominus. — Guam Kingfisher. 



Vernacular name, Sihig, or Siheg. — A pretty bird with terrestrial 

 habits. Colors cinnamon, or rust-red, and blue. Female with rust-red 

 head and blue upper parts like male, but lower surface from breast 

 to tail white instead of rust-red. Does not catch fish, but like the 

 Samoan Tiotala, to which it is allied, it lives on lizards and insects. It 

 sometimes kills young birds and picks out the eyes of young chickens. 

 Its loud, harsh note is often heard in the middle of the night. 



Collocalia fuciphaga. — Edible-nest Swift. 



Vernacular name, Yayaguag, or Ytiy^gnag. — Abundant. Closely 

 allied to the Samoan Pe'ape'a. In Guam the nests made by this bird are 

 made of leaves matted together with some mucilaginous substance. Thej^ 

 are very different from the typical nests eaten by the Chinese. 



Rhipidura uraniae. — Fan-tailed Fly-catcher. 



Vernacular name, Chickirtka, or Chichirita. — A pretty little bird with 

 brown and black plumage. It is quite familiar, following one along the 

 road and spreading its white margined tail like a fan, as though wishing 

 to attract notice. Allied to the Samoan Se'ii. 



Myiagra freycineti. — Freycinet's Fly-catcher. 



Vernacular name, Chiguangzian, or Chugiiangtiaii. — A little bird 

 frequenting shady woods, allied to the Samoan Tolai. It catches insects 

 on the wing, snapping its bill audibly. It can erect its metallic head- 

 feathers into a crest. The breast of the young and of the female is 

 tinged with rufous. 



Myzomela rubratra. — Red-and-black Honey-eater . 



Vernaculur name, Egigi. — A beautiful little bird, glossy red, with 

 black wings, and a slender curved beak. It frequents flowers, especially 

 those of the scarlet hibiscus, the coconut, and the banana, feeding on 

 honey. It is quite fearless and very pugnacious, the males frequently 



* Oustalet, E., " Lesmammif&res et les oiseaux des iles Mariannes," Nouvelles Archives du Musdutn 

 d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, 3me Ser., vii et viii. 1895-1896. 



t Hartert, Ernst. " Birds of the Marianne Islands." Novitates Zoologicse, V. 1898. 



tReport on the Island of Guam. War Department, Adjutant-General's OfiSce. June, 1900 ; p. 12. 



