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The Dest is globular in shape, and is composed of fine roots and stems 

 of plants, intermixed with thin, flag-like leaves ; it is G^ inches high 

 and 5J inches broad; the opening is 2 inches across; depth of the 

 cavity, 1^ inches. The eggs are quite uniform in appearance; they are 

 white, with a scarcely perceptible greenish tinge, sparingly speckled 

 with reddish-brown, except on the larger end, where the examples vary 

 in having the spots more or less confluent. They vary in size from .GG 

 to .57 of an inch in length, and in breadth from .54 to .50. 



Fani. TYRANNIDJ5. 



20. Elainea martinica (Liuu.)- — Local name, "Quick". 



"Rather abundant in the mountain valleys, especially in the lateral 

 ravines bordering the glades of open i)astures. In habits and cry 

 resembling our Phcebe-bird. 



"Length, ^, G^ in.; alar extent, lOA; wing, 3^. 



'•Length, 9, 6 in.; alar extent, 10; wing, 3f." 



Of this species, Mr. Ober sent nine examples. Mr. Sclater (P. Z. S. 

 1871, p. 271) considers JJ. rimi from St. Thomas " uudistiuguishable" 

 from U. martinica. I have but one ispecimen of U. riisii, which diflers 

 only from the Dominica bird in being light brownish-olive above; the 

 upper plumage of .E. martinica is dark olive; the difierenco may be 

 seasonal. Mr. Sclater also raises the question whether E. pa(jana "is 

 really separable"; in»live specimens, so-called, from Brazil, Guiana, and 

 New Granada, the most marked difference from the West Indian bird 

 is that the breast and abdomen are of a decided jjale yellow. In E. 

 martinica^ the throat and breast are of a clear bluish-gray, the abdomen 

 with just a tinge of yellow. 



Mr. Sclater (P. Z. S. 1870, p. ^34) thinks that his E. snbjjagana will 

 have to be reunited to E.pagana. I have one exami)le of this form, 

 from the City of Mexico, which is of a bright yellowish-olive above, and 

 the abdomen of a hw clear light yellow. These differences may be due 

 to geographical position. 



21. Myiarclins obeii, Lawr., Ann. N. Y. Acad, of Sci. v. l,p. 48.^Local name, " So- 

 leil coucber ". 



" It is so called because it utters its peculiar cry just at sunset; the 

 hunters say when Soleil Coucher cries, it is time to make ajoussa, or 

 camp. Obtained at Landat in March ; not common. 



" Length, ^, 9 in. ; alar extent, 12^ ; wing, 4. 



" Length, $ , 8^ in. ; alar extent, 12| ; wing, 4." 



22. Blacicus brunneicapillus, Lawr , Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. v. 1, p. IGI. — Local name,. 

 " Goubemouche ". 



" Everywhere abundant in the ravines and dark valleys of the mount- 

 ains. 



" Length, i, 5^ in. ; alar extent, 8J; wing, 2J ; tail, 23." 



