@ The Neotropical Ornithological Society FIRST DESCRIPTION OF THE NEST AND EGGS OF THE WHITE-STRIPED WARBLER (BASILEUTERUS LEUCOPHRYS)

phrys) is endemic to gallery forests in the savanna region of Brazil's central tableland, but little is known about its biology (Sick 1985, Antas & Cavalcanti 1988). During our study of gallery forest birds in Brasília, Brazil, we found a nest with eggs, which apparently had not been described for this species. Although Sick (1985) stated that the White-striped Warbler is parasitiz-ed by the Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), we were unable to find any published report of its nest and eggs. The White-striped Warbler primarily inhabits flooded or moist gallery forest (Marini & Cavalcanti 1993). Our study site at the Ecological Station of the University of Brasília (15 ° 58 ' S, 47 ° 56 ' W) includes 2300 h