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joung found June i and 5, respectively, were not in any way distin- 

 guishable from those of the latter bird. The notes are very similar, 

 somewhat harsher, and the bird is perhaps more voluble than its relative, 

 and bolder and more aggressive in defense of its nest. The stomach con- 

 tents of several specimens examined was as follows : female, insects ; 

 male, insects ; male, fruit seeds and skins ; female, lizard about two and 

 one half inches long, and remains of another lizard and several hornets. 

 « 55. Myiarchus antillarum. Antillean Crested Flycatcher. — A 

 common and fairly evenly distributed bird, observed alike in the vicinity 

 of San Juan, Aguadilia, and Mayaguez, and on the island of Vieques. 

 Rather more quiet than manj' of the fljcatchers. Its cry is peculiar and 

 distinctive, — a long-drawn, mournful vvhistle, inore like the note of the 

 Acadian Flycatcher than of any other member of this family that I know. 

 June I, i900,°near Aguadilia, a pair were greatly disturbed by my approach 

 to a small tree, in an open field, which contained several holes. Native 

 boys said they nested in these holes, which seems probable, but at the 

 time of my visit they had apparently not yet built. It is probable that 

 the eggs and nest resemble, on a smaller scale, those of our Crested Fly- 

 catcher. The bird has more the appearance of the Phoebe. A few stom- 

 achs examined contained small shells and coleoptera, small jellow wasps 

 and remains of beetles and fruit-seeds. Other examples contained a 

 much larger percentage of fruit remains and seeds. 



• 56. Blacicus blancoi. — Common in the western part of the island. 

 Its most common note is a purring cry somewhat suggesting the note of 

 the Wood Pewee, and its general habits and method of feeding are also 

 similar to those of that bird. It is not shy, and often pursues its insect 

 prey in very close proximity to a person, usually with apparent indiffer- 

 ence, sometimes exhibiting a slight degree of curiosity. A deserted nest 

 found near Mayaguez, June 27, 1901, could have hardly belonged to any 

 other bird. It was hung in the tips of a branch of a tree growing in a 

 coffee plantation, on a hillside, and was fifteen feet from the giound. It 

 was built of fine hair-like roots, green stringy moss, and two white 

 flower-petals. It measured 5.50 X 2.00 inches outside, and 2.75 X 125 

 inside. It was very frail and could be seen through from below. It con- 

 tained one addled egg, and young had apparently been reared in it. The 

 egg measured 0.75 X 0.56 inches ; it had a light creamj' ground color 

 dotted sparingly, chiefly about the larger end, with specks and dots of 

 burnt umber and cinnamon. Both the nest and the eggs suggest those 

 of the Acadian Flycatcher. They are now in the U. S. National Museum. 

 . 57. Corvus leucognaphalus. West Indian Crow. — Although I never 

 met with this species, I was told by two of the men of my company that 

 they saw some fifteen or twenty at different times at Caguas. In size and 

 general appearance it is much like our common Crow, but the unexposed 

 portion of the feathers are snowy white. A government collection of 

 which I had charge in San Juan contained a mounted example of this 

 species. 



