BIRDS 



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Geospiza inU-nnedia Riixjwav, Proc. U. S. Nat. Miis., xvii, p. 361, 1894 



(Charles Island), and xix, p. 535, 1896. 

 Geospiza scandens Ridgway, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xix, p. 534, 1896 



(James Island) ; Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 50, Pt. i, p. 509, 1901. 

 Geospiza scandens scandens Rothschild and Hartert, Novit. Zool., xi, p. 



164, 1899 (James Island). 

 Geospiza scandens intermedia Rothschild and Hartert, Novit. Zool., vi, p. 



164, 1899 (Charles Island). 



Range. — James and Charles. 



We cannot distinguish any difference between the specimens of 

 this species from Charles and those from James. The measurements 

 of the bills in the two sets are the same. The smallest ones intergrade 

 in size with the bills of G. septetitrionalis. 



Our collection contains ten males in black plumage and two adult 

 females taken on Charles in May, and seven adult males and five 

 young birds taken near James Bay on James Island in April. The 

 adult females are very dark, being continuously dusky over the back, 

 head, throat and breast. The young birds from James are in Stage I. 

 They were taken April 32. 



MEASUREMENTS OF ADULT SPECIMENS OF GeOSptZU SCandetlS 



scandens. 



On James this species was found rather common some distance in- 

 land from James Bay where the vegetation was heavier. None of 

 these birds was seen near the beach. Some of the males were heard 

 singing a song sounding like ten' -lee., teu'-lee., tcti'-lee, teu'-lee. Two 

 birds specially observed always repeated the set of two syllables four 

 times in succession. The tone of the voice resembled exactly that of 

 the conical-billed Geospizce. Another song that was heard more 



