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Swainsoa erroneously supposed this bird to be a native of Africa j 

 his figure of it (Nat. Lib. vol. xiii), to be correct, should have the chin 

 and an elongated quadrate mark on the lower eyelid pure white. 



There are in the collection twelve adult specimens, which are appa- 

 rently iu full plumage, baviug the pure white chin and rictal stripe sep- 

 arated by a black line, and the white patch on the lower eyelid 5 in the 

 young example, the white marks are wanting. 



Fain. TROaLODYTID^. 



7. Thryothorus rufescens, Lawr., Adu. N. Y. Acad. Sci. v. 1, ji. 47. 

 "Wren, <?, Landat, March 3, 1877. 



" Found only in the deep, dark woods, or on their borders. I shot 

 several, but lost them in the rank vegetation. They have a most de- 

 licious song, like, I think, our Northern Wood Wren. Will have more 

 extended notes at some future day. I just missed getting its egg. la 

 June I found a nest, and had my boys watching it for eggs, but some 

 one robbed it before me. When 1 left, I told the people of the valley to 

 procure the eggs and save them for me. 



"It (the nest) was merely a few straws in a small hole in a bank, 

 about six inches deep, with a diameter of four inches. 



"Length, 4^ in.; alar extent, Gf ; wing, 2^; tad. If. 



"Iris bright hazel. Abundant in the deep woods, but hard to find 

 from its terrestrial habits. Native name, 'OsenoliV 



In the first two collections, there being but the type-specimen, I re- 

 quested Mr. Ober to get more; in the last collection are four others, but 

 all are males. These were procured in September, and are of a darker 

 or brownish-rufous, no doubt owing to the different season. 



Fam. SYLVICOLID^. 



8. Siurus naevius (Bodtl.). 



" Wagtail — very scarce. 



" Shot while feeding about the pools of the upper waters of the 

 Eoseau Eiver, a rocky stream of cascades and water-falls. 

 "Length, 53 in.; alar extent, 9:^; wing, 3^, 9." 



9. Dendroeca virens (Gm.)- 



"Only one seen; very ragged in plumage. 



" Length, 5 in.; alar extent, 7-§; wing, 2f, (?." 



10. Dendrceca petechia (Liun.). 



"Yellow Warbler, ' Titien '. Shawford Valley, March 21. 

 "Abundant on the plantations of the east coast, overgrown with 



guava-bushes. 



"Length, 5 in.; alar extent, 7^; wing, 2f , 9." 



"A nest with eggs was taken at St. Marie in April." 



The nest is well shaped and compactl^^ formed ; is comj)Osed of tine 



dried grasses, the outside of coarser materials, strips of bark, and long, 



