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The form described by Hellmayr (Noa\ zool., 1905, 12, p. 303) from 

 Para to eastern Ecuador as D. a.fuscifrons, appears to be the immature 

 plumage of D. accipitrinu^ (Linne). At least, we have in this series, 

 besides two adults with hoary heads and coppery patches at the base 

 of the outer tail-feathers, one young bird with dusky forehead with 

 white spots, and without coppery patches on the tail; also another 

 bird, apparently about the same age or a little older, with forehead 

 intermediate between adult and immature, and with slight coppery 

 patches on the tail. Both these young birds have paler under mandi- 

 bles than the adult. 



83. PlONITES MELANOCEPHALA MELANOCEPHALA (Linn^). 



Seven specimens, both sexes, Vicinity of Paramaribo, Javaweg, and 

 Rijsdijkweg, February, March, and April. 



In skinning one of the birds, 677 V, a fully developed, hard -shelled 

 egg and four others in various stages of development were found. As 

 the egg is, we believe, undescribed we give the measurements: size, 

 31.5 X 22.5; shape, ovate; the color is, of course, white. 



CUCULIDAE. 



84. CoccYzus MELACORYPHUS VieiUot. 

 One immature 9 , Vicinity of Paramaribo, June. 



85. PiAYA CAYANA CAY ANA (Linne) 



Six specimens, both sexes. Vicinity of Paramaribo, Lelydorp, and 

 Altonaweg, February, April, May, and December. 



86. COCCYCUA RUTILA RUTILA (Illiger). 



Eight specimens, both sexes, adult and immature. Vicinity of 

 Paramaribo, and Rijsdijkweg. 



' Penard Coll. 



