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50. THE PYROCEPHALUS NANUS SERIES. 

 50a. PYROCEPHALUS NANUS NANUS (Gould). 



Pyrocephalus nanus Gould, Zool. Beagle, iii, Birds, p. 45, pi. 7, 1841 

 (Galapagos Islands). — Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xix, p. 572, 

 1896 (James Island). — Rothschild and Hartert, Novit. Zool., vi, 

 p. 172, 1899. 



Pyrocephahis intercedens Ridgwav, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xvii, p. 366, 

 1894 (Indefatigable Island), and xix, p. 575, 1896 (Indefatigable and 

 Albemarle Islands). 



Pyrocephalus carolensis Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xvii, p. 365, 

 1894 (Charles Island). 



Range. — Charles, Indefatigable, Duncan, Jervis, James, Albe- 

 marle and Narboro. 



We have seven adult males from Albemarle taken at Tagus Cove, 

 Elizabeth Bay and Iguana Cove in January, February and March, 

 three from the east and north sides of Narboro in January and April ; 

 two from James in April ; and one from Duncan in May. These 

 males present no perceptible differences, being all dark blackish- 

 brown on the back, dark vermilion on top of the head and bright, 

 lighter vermilion below. The collection contains also a small num- 

 ber of females from these same islands and from Charles, but they vary 

 so much in color that slight specific differences could not certainly be 



MEASUREMENTS OF ADULT SPECIMENS OF Pyroce^httlus nanns 



nanus. 



