150 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XX.2.3&4. 



The food consists almost entirely of insects, but occasionally 

 seeds are taken as the following three dissections show. 



(1) Shot at La Fortunee on July 4, 1918 on the edge of the 

 lagoon, contained 7 froghoppers, 4 v/inged ants, a number of beetles 

 including some elaterids, and the remains of a millipede. 



(2) Shot at Harmony Hall on August 12, 1920 contained 

 14 froghoppers some small beetles and three seeds. 



(3) Shot at the same time as the above contained one winged 

 ant and several seeds which appeared to be those of the Black Sage, 

 which 13 a common weed on abandoned cane fields. 



Family PIPRID/E. Manakins. 



42. Manacus manacus Linn. White-Throated Manakin. 



Pipra gutturalis. Leotaud No. 136. 



One bird believed to be this species was seen at Maracas on 

 March 4, 1 9 1 9 and another on April 5, 1 920. 



A nest with four just hatched young was reported to me at Erin 

 on September 18, 1920 by G. Thompson. 



I have no record of its food nor had I an opportunity to observe 

 the " dancing " in which it indulges. 



Family COTlNGIDy^. CoTINGAS. 



43. Chasmorhynch.us variegatus. Gmel. The Bell Bird. 

 Procnias variegata and nivea. Leotaud No. 139. 



This bird, judging by its anvil like note is fairly common in 

 the forests of the Northern range, but the sound is extremely 

 difficult to locate and I have only once actually seen the bird. 



I have no records of food or nesting habits. 



Family DENDROCOLAPTID/E. Wood Creepers. 



44. Synailaxis spp. Giouiti, Rootie or Kri-kri-kri. 



There are four species of the genus Synailaxis in Trinidad. 



They are very difficult to distinguish and in most cases I have had 



to make observations without being certain to which species they refer. 



The local name Kri-kri-kri comes from the harsh grating sound 

 that they make when disturbed. 



The nest is a remarkable retort-shaped structure made of small 

 ^d large twigs interlocked. It is very large for the size of the bird 

 and has a narrow tube entrance at one side at the top. It is 

 remarkable that a number of the nests have pieces or the whole oi a 

 snake skin in among the twigs, but i do not know if this is brought 



