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prnfusflv us to anm'A llus f^'ruwinl. They aiv oval in slmiK>, sli-litly nioiv 

 poitiUMl at one end, aii.l mcasmi! .'.i:'. oi an iucli in len-^lli l)y .7ti in lara.llli. 



Accordinn- to Sclhy, llm yuiiiij,' of tl.u liist laoo.l au; liilly ll.i.l-r.l l.v the 

 on.l of Jniif, anil llie s.ruii.l in Aii}j;iist. Tlie Liik i-in.r.s a very strong' 

 attaclinicnt to its y<MMi;4, an.l many intcivstin.u; ai;c(au:ts luv. <X\\ru \>\ 

 Kuroiican writers ul" its int(!lli;4i'nt cndcavois to conc'cal ami to |.intccl its 

 nest,— in ono instance n.nstnictin^ an aitilicial dome of dry -riiss, wlaMv 

 till! nattival protcftioii liad U'vn rut away by mower.-, and in anotlaa' 

 attemi>liii^' to ri'inovu tiu; younj,' to a iilace of greater mifety. 



Tho Lurk has, in sovuial instanws, been siiccessnilly induced to mate and 

 rear her youn- in an aviary; and Mr. \V. I'. Foster, of Haidviiey, is (jUoted 

 by Mr. Yiirrell as authority for the statement, that, durin-j; the period of pm- 

 ducin-,' the e^'f^s, tiie female has been linird to sin<j; with a power and a variety 

 of tone eiiual to the voice of her mate. 



While his niali^ is sittin.u; on her e.u,t;s, lh(! male. T-ark, apparently timi<l at 

 all otlua' times, i.s remarkably bold, and drives away other birds that venture 

 too near their ne.st. He not only watches o.er iier and seeks to protect her, 

 but assiduously supplies her with food. 



Gpa'us EREMOPHILA, lioiR 



ErcmopMI,,, Hoie, Isis, IS-JS. M-l. (Typi', .lhn„la al/.slri.s. Sullicicntly ilistiii.t from 



Eirmojihilus, Ilr.Miioi.Di-, [ImsIics,] 1805.) 

 Philaxmos, Hukiim, Dout.srlil. Vi)},'*'!. IS'fl. 

 Olomrls, I5(.N.M',\llTi:, 1S:)9. (Type, Ahuula <,!i„:ilrh, V,v.\Y.) (We nro uimlilc to liiid 



wlu'ic I 111' ;,'('mis is iiiimctl.) 



Gks. CilAU. Fiivl priiiiiiry Wiiiiliii!,'; liill scarcely liijrlicr tlmii b oiul : iicistiils circular, 

 coiicenkMl liy a denso lull of rcathcrs; tlie imsiil Ibssit ol)li(iuo. A lu-ctoral cruscunt ami 

 uhcck-patches of black. 



Eremiipliiln alpi. ris. 



This "enus differs h-om Melnnocorjixtha in having' no spurious first primary. 



