230 TROPICAL WILD LIFE IN BRITISH GUIANA 



o by W. B. 



FIG. 70. NEST AND EGG OF RUFOUS-FRONTED ANTCATCHER 



of the stump. The nest was a little concave affair of small 

 twigs and vine stems, and lined with a few pieces of coarse 

 fibre. It was only about three inches in diameter. As we 

 looked into the cavity we could see the one light egg and a 

 round white circle, which upon closer examination proved to 

 be the border of the gaping mouth of the young bird. 



