DuVal E.H. 2000 Journal Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui Prov., Panama 8 Apr cont For the lance-tailed manakin, Stiles & Skutch say: "Nest: A small, shallow cup of grass and leaf fibers, slung between the two branches of a low, horizontal forked twig. Eggs usually 2, buffy with reddish-brown spotty, mainly in a wreath around large end. August - September (in Panama: no Costa Rican record)." Our work already contradicts this, as lance-taileds are clearly nesting in April... The nest is an open cup made of plant fibers & fastened to the fork of a sapling or small tree with cobwebs. Dead leaves are hung on the outside of the cup. 2 eggs, as described. We have noted a few peculiar things about the 12 nests found so far: Nest E-4 was found with one egg and one chick (probably 2-4 days old, says Kat). When the nest was