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RHIPIDURA RUFIFRONS MARIAE R. H. Baker 



Rhipidura rufifrons mariac R. H. Baker, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 59, 

 1946, p. 77. (Rota Island, Mariana Islands.) 



Rota Island : Mariiru Point — 2 males, October 22. 

 The naval field party reported that this bird was numerous in the 

 forested areas at Rota. Weights of two males are 8.5 and 9.0. 



RHIPIDURA LEPIDA Hartlaub and Finsch 



Rhipidura lepida Hartlaub axd Finsch, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1868, p. 6. 

 (Pelew Islands.) 



Palau Islands (I'eleliu Island) : Southeastern Peninsula — 2 males, 

 I female, i juvenile male, August 29, 30, 31. 



At Peleliu, fantails were found in the forested regions and in the 

 new vegetation covering battle areas. One male had enlarged testes. 



MYIAGRA FREYCINETI Oustalet 



Myiagra Frcycineti Oustalet, Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, ser. 7, vol. 5, 1881, p. 

 73. (Marianne Islands = Guam Island.) 



Guam Island: Ritidian Point — i male, i juvenile male, May 29, 

 30; Tarague — i male, i juvenile male, July 12; Pati Point — i female, 

 June 4; Mount Santa Rosa — 2 males, i female, i nestling, May 21, 

 June 24; Oca Point — 2 females, January 21, March 16; Agana 

 Swamp — I male, i unsexed, June 3, 4; Pagat Point — i unsexed, 

 July 10; Pago River — i female, 2 juvenile males, July 23; Piti — 



1 juvenile male, June 13; Agat — i male, August 30; Talofofo Bay — 



2 males, i unsexed, June 14. 



There appears to be considerable variation in the amount of 

 cinnamon coloring on the breast of adults. This character varies from 

 nearly white on some individuals to dark cinnamon on others. The 

 Ijirds were found in brushy areas on Guam. An tgg found in a nest 

 in a bamboo clump near Mount Santa Rosa on May 7 hatched on 

 May 20 (pi. 4, fig. 2). The nest was about 6 feet from the ground. 

 Molting birds were taken in January, May, June, and July. Weights 

 of five adult males are 10.5-12.5 (11.9), of two adult females 11.4 

 and 12.0. 



MYIAGRA OCEANICA Pucheran 



Myiagra occanica Pucheran, Voy. Pole Sud, Zool., vol. 3, 1853, p. 77. (Hogo- 

 leu = Truk.) 



Two adults with enlarged gonads were examined in December by 

 McElroy at Moen Island. 



