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under observation. It is a bird of the deep woods and was rarely 

 seen in the more open country unless lured there by squeaking notes. 

 Usually they were found grouped in little families. Dr. J. B. 

 Mathewson found a rounded nest which contained two unfledged 

 young in the top of a sapling about 15 feet from the ground. The 

 parent bird looked on while the doctor was examining the nest but 

 did not show any anxiety. This finch was the most common of the 

 land birds, with the possible exception of the golden warbler. 



GEOSPIZA FATIGATA Ridgway 



Indefatigable cactus finch 



Geospisa fatigata Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 18, April 23, 1896, 

 p. 293. (Indefatigable Island, Galapagos Archipelago.) 



Eight skins of this form include three from Indefatigable taken 

 June 18 and 24, and five from Barrington Island August 1, 1929. 

 Adults from the latter locality are in partial molt. Following are 

 measurements : 



GEOSPIZA ACUTIROSTRIS Ridgway 



Sharp-billed ground finch 



Oeospiza acutirostris Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 17, November 

 15, 1894, p. 363. (Tower Island, Galapagos Archipelago.) 



One immature and two adult males were taken on Tower Island 

 June 15 and 16, 1929, the adults having the bill black. Following 

 are measurements from the old birds: Wing, 60.2, 60.5; tail, 36.8, 

 39.6; culmen from base, 13.2, 13.5; tarsus, 19.5, 18.5 mm. 



GEOSPIZA FULIGINOSA Gould 



Sooty ground finch 



Geospiza fuUgino.^a Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, October 3, 1837, p. 5. 

 (Chatham Island, Galapagos Archipelago.) 



The present species is apparently one of the abundant species of 

 its genus, since it is represented in the collection by 25 skins from 



