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Swainsoa erroneously supposed this bird to be a native of Africa ; 

 his figure of it (Nat. Lib* vol. xiii), to be correct, should have the chin 

 and an elongated quadrate mark on the lower eyelid pure white. 



There are in the collection twelve adult specimens, which are appa- 

 rently in full plumage, having the pure white chin and rictal stripe sep- 

 arated by a black line, and the white patch on the lower eyelid ; in the 

 young example, the white marks are wanting. 



Fam. TROGLODYTID2E. 



7. Thryothorus rufescens, Lawr., Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. v. 1, p. 47. 

 "Wren, <?, Landat, March 3, 1877. 



" Found only in the deep, dark woods, or on their borders. I shot 

 several, but lost them in the rank vegetation. They have a most de- 

 licious song, like, I think, our Northern Wood Wren. Will have more 

 extended notes at some future day. I just missed getting its egg. In 

 June I found a nest, and had my boys watching it for eggs, but some 

 one robbed it before me. When I left, I told the people of the valley to 

 procure the eggs and save thein for me. 



" It (the nest) was merely a few straws in a small hole in a bank, 

 about six inches deep, with a diameter of four inches. 



"Length, 4J in.; alar extent, 6g; wing, 2J; tail, If. 



"Iris bright hazel. Abundant in the deep woods, but hard to find 

 from its terrestrial habits. Native name, 'OsenoliV 



In the first two collections, there being but the type-specimen, I re- 

 quested Mr. Ober to get more ; in the last collection are four others, but 

 all are males. These were procured in September, and are of a darker 

 or brownish-rufous, no doubt owing to the different season. 



Fam. SYLVICOLID^E. 



8. Siurus neevius (Bodd.). 



" Wagtail — very scarce. 



" Shot while feeding about the pools of the upper waters of the 

 Koseau Eiver, a rocky stream of cascades and water-falls. 

 "Length, in.; alar extent, 9J; wing, 3J, 2." 



9. Dendroeca virena (Gm.). 



"Only one seen; very ragged in plumage. 

 "Length, 5 in.; alar extent, 7£ ; wing, 2f, <?." 



10. Dendrceca petechia (Linn.). 



" Yellow Warbler, « Titien \ Shawford Valley, March 21. 



"Abundant on the plantations of the east coast, overgrown with 

 guava-bushes. 



"Length, 5 in.; alar extent, 7J; wing, 2|, 9." 



"A nest with eggs was taken at St. Marie in April.' 7 



The nest is well shaped and compactly formed ; is composed of fine 

 dried grasses, the outside of coarser materials, strips of bark, and long, 



