308 Nesting o/Nyctibius jamaiceiisis, .S^r. 



piece of art. The nest is formed only of the dry leaf-ribs 

 of a certain tree ; the tree seems to be a species of " Jaca- 

 randa" {Dalbergia) , ^s ^e find on careful comparison and 



Fiii-. 4. 



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Nest and eggs of Sclenirus innbretta. 



with mnch practical experience in the flora of these mountain 



regions. . -,- i 



The two eggs are pure white. Their longitudinal axis 

 measures 28 mm., the transverse axis 21 mm. The nest 

 and eggs are preserved, and will be sent, when there is an 

 opportunity, to the British Museum. 



My cousin finally shot the bird, which had returned and was 

 very anxious at the plundering and violation of its breedmg- 

 place. Its skin remains as "corpus delicti" m my orui- 



