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and stems. The total heiglit of this nest is 5f in. ; greatest diameter, 

 from the bottom of the opening to back of nest outside, is 4^ in. 

 The opening is 1^ in. high, 1 in. wide and situated 2^ in, from the 

 bottom of the nest. (Plate xxv, lig. 3.) The eggs measure '74 X "52 

 and •77X"52. The ground color is Avhite very thickly and finely 

 spotted with light chocolate-brown (in one so as to entirely obscure 

 the white, except at the tip of the small end, which is clear white), 

 heavier at the large end, where are a few fine lines of much darker 

 brown. 



Another nest is composed like the last, but with the outside beauti- 

 fully covered with dark green moss like that in the nest of the 

 "Morvy," [Gichlherminia dominieensis). 



Another nest with four fresh eggs, taken April \ 0th, is composed 

 like the first, but much smaller, measuring 3^ in. in height and 3| in, 

 from fi'ont to back. The opening is round, 1 in. in diameter, and is 

 1^ in. from the bottom of the nest. The eggs measured 'eQX'Sl, 

 •70X'51, and •7lX"53, the fourth is badly broken. The first resem- 

 bles the former set but with the large end darker, Plate xxv, fig, 9 ; 

 the second has around the large end a much darker band which is 

 clearly defined toward the small end, but gradually grows a little 

 lighter at the extreme lai'ge end, the rest of the egg is not so thickly 

 marked as in the former examples, Plate xxv, fig, 10; in tlie third 

 the spots are much larger, the large end is very thickly marked and 

 the rest of the egg not very thickly. The last Qgg, which has been 

 so broken as to prevent measuring, closely resembles the set first 

 described. 



Two other sets measure as follows: one set'7lX*49; •74X"51 ; 

 •76 X -52 and the other -70 X -49 ; •70X-51; •73X-51. 



The color and markings are much like those previously described. 



Family, Mniotiltid^. 

 44. Dendroica petechia melanoptera Lawr. "Teeteen," Pat. 



D. petethia {lAxxn); Tayl. and Lawr. List. Afterwards described by Lawrence as 

 above (P. U. S. N. M., vol. i, p. 453). 



D. melanoptera Sharpe ; Sol. List. 



Abundant in low, open woods, lime groves, and on the estates. 

 Found low down, near the coast, as well as higher up in the moun- 

 tains. Habits and notes much resemble D. cestiva. Sexes unlike in 

 color. One female shows a faint trace of rufous on the crown and 

 has a few light rufous streaks below, Irides dark brown, bill black, 

 legs and feet light brown. 



3 5-21-1^-7 ; 5-21-2-7. ? 5-2f-lt-7 ; 5-2-lf-7, 



