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part of abdomen bright yellow; lower part of abdomen and 

 sides greyish-white ; the under tail-coverts white in some speci- 

 mens, in others yellow; upper mandible and terminal half of the 

 lower black, basal half of the latter lead-colored ; iris dark 

 hazel ; legs and feet plumbeous. 



The plumage does not differ materially in either sex or age. 



MALE. FEMALE. 



Length 0.132 0.129 



Extent 0.182 0.17T 



Tail 0.054 0.052 



On the first days of May it builds its nest in bushes, from 3 to 

 9 feet from the ground, employing small roots and lining it with 

 hair. The number of eggs is three, 0.019-0.014, of a white 

 color inclining to blue, with irregular lilac and reddish spots. 



In its manners it has much resemblance to the Anabates 

 Fernandince, Lemb., constantly hopping upward from the lowest 

 branches to the highest, on reaching which it flies to the 

 bottom of another bush, and again hopping towards the top. 

 They also visit high trees, and continually search with the 

 greatest care for the insects and caterpillars, which vainly 

 endeavor to hide from their penetrating glance. When two or 

 more meet on the same tree they emit a querulous note as if 

 they were engaged in conflict, for which reason Cabanis gave 

 the species the name of Teretistris (See Journal fur Ornitho- 

 logie, Jahrgang No. 18, November 1855, pag. 475). 



This species lives only in the eastern part of the island, and 

 A. FemandwuB inhabits the western. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRECEDING PAPER. 

 By Geo. N. Lawrence. 

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