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ing it slowly on a graphophone it gives a somewhat 

 similar result. The song of the todi is chu-chu-chu^ 

 quickly repeated four to ten times. He has also 

 another note that resembles his name, which is 

 simply a call-note emitted at irregular intervals. 

 The song, on the other hand, is often repeated, 

 and once having learned this note, it is not at all 

 difficult to find its source. The little chap is quite 

 fearless and permits one to approach within a few 

 feet while he sings for dear life, paying no attention 

 to the intruder. In feeding habit they are fly- 

 catchers, snapping up insects on the wing, then 

 returning to the perch and sitting quietly, with 

 head drawn in, the beak pointing upwards, 

 patiently awaiting the near approach of another 

 victim. In nesting habits, however, they resemble 

 the kingfisher, depositing their pure white eggs in 

 holes which they dig in the banks of ravines or 

 ditches. 



The todies are peculiar to the Greater Antilles, 

 one species being found in Cuba, two in Haiti, one 

 in Jamaica, one in Porto Rico, and another of 

 tmknown habitat. They are general favorites 

 with the natives on account of their excessive 

 tameness and lovely plumage. The Jamaican 



