Vou. II, Pr. 11] GIFFORD—BIRDS OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 203 
On January 26, in the vicinity of Wreck Bay, Chatham, Mr. 
Hunter found a nest with eggs in a rotten stump. In the 
interior of Charles, on March 2, Mr. King found a nest in 
the trunk of a very old, cleft orange tree, the nest being about 
four feet above the ground. It was six inches in length, and 
of loose construction. It was built of twigs, roots, primaries 
of small land birds, and the hair of large animals such as pigs 
and donkeys. The lining consisted of hair. The depth of 
the nest was about an inch. The three young birds contained 
in this nest were just beginning to get feathers. The parents 
made practically no disturbance while the nest was being 
examined, but merely sat above us on a limb and watched our 
movements. Mr. King found two other empty nests of this 
species in positions similar to the above in a tropical plum 
tree on the same day. 
The next nest I found while on a horseback trip on south- 
east Albemarle on March 7 and 8. The nest was in the lower 
part of the moist region. It was placed in a thorny tree 
(Zanthoxylum pterota) 15 feet above the ground, and was 
round and domed just like the nest of a ground finch, which 
it perhaps may have been at one time. It differed totally in 
its construction from the flycatcher nest described above, be- 
ing quite spherical and compactly built. It was made of grass 
and green and brown moss, with a lining of hair. The nest 
was discovered by observing the old bird go to it. It con- 
tained three recently hatched young and one egg about ready 
to hatch. This egg had two half shells of other eggs adher- 
ing to one end of it. The egg is of cream color with brown 
streaks all over it, particularly at the large end. The parents 
made no disturbance save a little clicking noise when I tore 
the nest down. 
On March 12, at a mangrove swamp in an inlet about 10 
miles west of Villamil, Albemarle, another nest was found. 
This time it was placed in a cleft in a large straight tree 
(Avicennia officinalis) growing on the seaward side of the 
swamp, which contained some fresh water ponds. The nest 
was about 20 feet from the ground, and the entrance, which 
was nearly horizontal, was too small for me to insert my 
hand. The nest contained partially fledged youngsters, which 
were about six inches from the mouth of the hole. One of 
