242 TROPICAL WILD LIFE IN BRITISH GUIANA 



Photo l>y P. Q. II. 



FIG. 75. NEST OF BLUE HONEY-CREEPER 



black. Closer examination showed faint traces of the pale 

 lavender ground color, distinctly revealed at the small end, 

 and in irregular streaks and minute interstices as far as the 

 middle of the shell. They measured 20.5 x 14 and 20 x 14 

 mm., and were quite fresh. 



