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iella squammata not 15 feet from one of these. Two of the talpacoti 

 nests contained eggs, while the third contained well-grown young. 

 One of these nests was used a second time, while another was used 

 three times in August, September, and October of the same year. 

 Each successive time the nest was relined by the birds. Nests were 

 found in bushes and trees, from 2 to 20 feet above the ground, and were 

 composed mostly of grasses, not twigs, as are those of passerina 

 alhivitta. The nest-building is carried on in very much the same 

 manner as that described for Zenaidura auriculata. In one case the 

 male (redder bird) talpacoti brought in all the nesting material, while 

 the female (paler bird) did all the actual construction, the major 

 portion being done in 1 day. 

 The following notes were made : 



August 21: Nest contained one egg, bird brooding (noon). 



August 22: Nest contained two eggs at 4 p.m. Thus, second egg laid between 

 12 noon August 21 and about 3 p. m. August 22. 



September 2: Eggs not yet hatched at 4 p.m. 



September 3: One chick recently hatched. 9 a.m. 



September 4: Remaining chick hatched. 7 a.m. Is dry, appears to have 

 hatched yesterday, or during the night. Thus, hatched between 9 a. m. and about 

 midnight September 3. Incubation period of second egg was, therefore, between 

 13K and 14>^ days. (All clutches seen were composed of two eggs.) 



September 14: Young left nest, remained in bush. 



September 15: Still in bush, parent feeding. 



September 16: Left nest site. 



Dm'ing the breeding season the male (?) would chase the female (?) 

 and, when perched alongside, would indulge in a curious, nervous, 

 wing-twitching motion; with wing folded in normal position, the bird 

 would alternately jerk the tip slightly above and then slightly below 

 the normal position. 



Claravis pretiosa (Ferrari-Perez) 



Peristera pretiosa Ferrari-Perez, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 9, 1886, p. 175 (new 

 name to replace Columba cinerea Temminck, 1811, not of Scopoli, 1786; 

 Brazil). 



Since our previous report, the vocalisms of this dove have been 

 identified, a resonant woop-ivoop-woop-woop frequently heard in the 

 deeper woods in May and June. 



Leptoptila verreauxi verreauxi Bonaparte 



Leptoptila verreauxi Bonaparte, Compt. Rend. Acad. Sci. Paris, vol. 40, No. 3, 

 January 15, 1855, p. 99 ("Nouvelle Grenada"). 

 1 9 , Caicara, March 10, 1950; gonads somewhat enlarged; eye ring dark blue, 

 iris yellow; feet red, bill black; skull well ossified. 



