66 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I07 



The drongo appeared well adapted at Rota, where it preferred culti- 

 vated areas and the bombed village sites to thick woodlands. Birds 

 were found in small flocks often in the large shade trees. Weights of 

 two juvenile males are 53 and 61. 



CORVUS KUBARYI Reichenow 



Corwis kubaryi Reichenow, Journ. Ornith., 1885, p. no. (Pelew Islands, 

 error ^ Guam.) 



Guam Island : Ritidian Point — 2 males, 4 females, i juvenile male, 

 May 29, June 4, 28, 29, August i ; Tarague — i male, i female, 2 juve- 

 nile females, July 12, 18; Pati Point — i male, i juvenile male, i 

 juvenile female, September 11; Pagat Point— i male, 2 females, 

 July 10; Yigo — I female. May 25; Tumon Bay — i juvenile male, 

 2 juvenile females, June 8, 9; Talofofo Bay — i male, i juvenile male, 

 September 5; Agfayan Bay — i juvenile male, July 7; Port Ajayan — 

 I female, i unsexed juvenile, June 18. Rota Island : Sosan Isthmus — 



1 male, October 25 ; Poniya Point — i male, i juvenile female, 

 October 22, 25 ; Siebu Village — i male, October 29. 



Crows from Guam and Rota are very similar. Their measurements 

 are within the range of those listed by Meinertzhagen (Nov. Zool., 

 vol. 33, 1926, p. 75). The birds were found in jungle areas, coconut 

 groves, and along the military roads. No evidence of breeding was 

 found in specimens collected in the summer and early fall, and it is 

 likely that nesting activities may be concentrated in the winter and 

 spring months. One nest in a banyan tree was found at Ypao Point 

 on March 8. Specimens taken from May to September were in molt. 

 Weights of crows from Guam are : 2 adult males 237 and 270, 8 adult 

 females 205-260 (246) ; from Rota : i adult male 256. 



An adult bird taken at Pagat Point on July 10 has a freak develop- 

 ment of the bill. The mandible and maxilla do not fit together but 

 have grown out from each other as long projections. The bird 

 seemed to be in good physical condition when collected and weighed 

 237 grams, but it must have had considerable difficulty obtaining food. 



PSAMATHIA ANNAE Hartlaub and Finsch 



Psamathia annae Hartlaub and Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1868, p. 5, 

 pi. 2. (Pelew Islands.) 



Palau Islands (Peleliu Island) : Southeastern Peninsula — i male, 



2 females, August 29, 30, September 4 ; Ngabad Island — i female, 

 September 11, 



