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edges of the webs are more or less rufous or buffy, according to the 

 age of the specimen ; wing coverts brown, more or less edged with 

 rufous ; bill and feet dark, with bluish cast. 



The nest and ^%% of this species were secured for me by a 

 Chamorro lad. This particular nest is quite interesting from the 

 fact it has a ring of wax, from the breadfruit tree, around the top, 

 by which means the boy had endeavored to take the old bird. The 



FIG. 4. MVIACxRA FRP:YCIXETI, OUST. 



inside measurements are 1.35X 1.75 and .75 in depth ; outside 2X2 

 and depth 1.75. (Fig. 4.) It contained two eggs, brownish cream 

 in color, zoned near the larger end with cinereous spots and small 

 irregular blotches ; size.70X.50. Hab. Guam. 



Genus ACROCEPHAI^US Naumann. 



a'. Tail feathers without dusky cross bars, upper surface uni- 

 'form brown. Acrocepha/us svr/n.v. 



Br. Tail feathers with diisky cross bars, upper coloring olive 

 ■brown. Acroccplialus lucinia. 



