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the north coast of the island. Mr. Hunter and I saw none 
that day below in the dry region. 
The food habits of this species were identical with those of 
the Gould’s Vermilion Flycatcher. Occasionally an insect too 
large to swallow was taken. Then the bird would hold it 
firmly in its bill and proceed to break it against a branch. 
These flycatchers were very tame, despite the fact that 
Chatham had been occupied by man for many years. Their 
extreme inquisitiveness and unwariness allowed us to kill 
many of them with sticks. 
In the latter part of January, I noted occasional individ- 
uals flying up and down in the air in a wavy style just as 
the Gould’s Vermilion Flycatcher was observed to do. It was 
a common thing to see them chasing one another through the 
forest. Two couples were seen copulating in January. Birds 
taken as early as October 17, however, had enlarged sexual 
organs. 
Like other Galapagos land birds this species nests in the 
wet season when the vegetation of the arid region is green. 
The following is a list of the nests we found. They were 
indistinguishable from those of the Gould’s Vermilion Fly- 
catcher. 
January 26; Wreck Bay region. An empty nest was found 
14 feet above the ground in a tree of Zanthoxylum 
pterota. It was small, open, and built of moss. The owners 
were very much disturbed, keeping quite close to me while I 
was in the tree, jumping from limb to limb, and uttering 
occasional cries. 
January 27; Wreck Bay region. Mr. Beck took a nest 
similar to the above, but containing two incubated eggs. 
January 29; Wreck Bay region. I found a female sitting 
on a nest containing two fresh eggs. The nest was about 
20 feet above the ground in a Bursera tree, being built 
at the forking of a branch. It was quite shallow and made of 
grass, moss, and cotton, and lined with moss. The bird al- 
lowed me to climb within a few feet of her without leaving 
the nest. The nest investigated on the 26th was again exam- 
ined and was found to be apparently deserted. 
The next nest was taken by Mr. Beck on February 8, in 
the moist region on the mountain above Basso Point. It was 
