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Some of tlieni dwell in extensive woods, or in pre- 

 cipitous places formed by torrents ; these are most 

 usually seen on the fallen trunks of trees that have 

 been rooted up by hurricanes. Their flight is low, 

 and they seem restless, continually making quick 

 and fluttering movements while on the branches. 

 Their food consists principally of the fruits of a 

 species of laurel and other shrubs. Their note is a 

 hoarse repetition of the syllable "ket, ket, ket/' 

 forcibly uttered in a very sharp tone. The female 

 builds her nest in a sinuosity of the rocks, shelter- 

 ing it under some projecting point. It is properly 

 of a circular form, but occasionally the shape is 

 varied with the windings of the rocks. The nest 

 is composed of a tissue of the fibres of roots 

 plastered externally with moistened earth, and lined 

 internally with fine vegetable fibres and hair. The 

 young do not quit the nest until nearl}^ full grown. 



The t}^e of this race is — 



The Streaked Manakin {Pipra striolata). 



