1922.] 



TRINIDAD BIRDS. 



173. 



The nest Is a loose structure made of twigs, sometimes without. 

 any definite lining and very variable in size— apparentl accordmg to 

 the number of birds taking part in the construction. 



Fig. 5, — The Tick-Bird (Crotophaga ani). 

 About two-fiiths natural size. 



I have found the follov^ring nests : — 



(1) On August 8, 1918 at La Fortunee sugar estate on the edge 



of the Oropuche Lagoon about ten feet from ground in 

 a clump of " Black Roseau." Beneath it on the ground 

 were the broken remains of two eggs, but owmg tolthe 

 spines on the Black Roseau we were not able to ascertain 

 its contents. 



(2) On July 18, 1919 at Port-of-Spain in a camphor tree, 



about twenty feet from ground. This was quite a small 

 nest and contained only one egg which was lying-in a 

 very small depression. 



