Dafila acuta. Drake (Ferdinand). Obtained March 21, 1910. January 14, 1912. Feathers of head and neck practically all renewed, although there is some trace of old eclipse feathers behind the bill and below the eye. Eclipse feathers still mixed in sides, scapular and interscapular regions, under tail-coverts, upper tail-coverts, and abdomen. The new long scapulars with median black stripe do not seem to differ from those of eclipse plumage, in this case, except in being paler and brighter. Evidently this bird did not go into full eclipse. Bill now normally bright and with the usual pattern of blue and black. February 11, 1912. In high plumage except that 1. Spike feathers are not full length. 2. Old eclipse feathers among black ones of under tail-coverts. 3. Few old feathers in loral region. He seems to have attained full plumage on upper parts (except two or three long scapulars), breast, and sides, including the black-tipped vermiculated scapulars, which seem to be found in the very highest-plumaged birds. February 22, 1912. Spike feathers considerably longer. His mate, Sally, will not tolerate him in spite of his fine appearance. She drives him away as a rule,