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from the ground, in thick tangled bushes, and were not at all 

 shy, allowing me to procure several specimens out of one 

 flock. 



9. Tanagra cyanoptera, Vieill. 



Found at the tops of tall trees ; also common to the south of 

 Sao Paulo. 



10. Tanagra ornata, Sparrm. 

 Frequents orange-orchards. 



11. Tachyphonus coronatus (Vieill.). 



This bird frequents the thick undergrowth, hopping about 

 among fallen trunks of trees. I have seen them, in company 

 with other small birds, following migratory bands of Ants. 



12. Spermophila c^rulescens (Vieill.). 



I procured one specimen from a small flock in the neighbour- 

 hood of Sao Paulo. 



13. Zonotrichia pileata (Bodd.). 



Common in some of the gardens round Sao Paulo, and 

 also met with about farm-buildings generally throughout the 

 province. 



14. Pseudoleistes viridis (Gm.). 



I found this bird common on the open campos a short distance 

 from Itapetininga. They associate in small flocks of about 

 twenty, settling on the ground together and walking about in 

 search of food. I found them often perched upon low bushes 

 about a foot from the ground. They seem generally to prefer 

 being in the neighbourhood of some clump of treeS; to which 

 they fly when alarmed, clustering thickly together. 



15. Aphobus chopi, Vieill. 



I only met with this species in the evening, just before sunset, 

 when a flock usually came and settled on the orange-trees sur- 

 rounding the house where I was staying; and after remaining 

 there a few minutes, during which time many of them sang very 

 sweetly, they proceeded towards their roosting-place, stopping 

 here and there to rest on any exposed tree, which they often 

 fairly blackened by their numbers. 



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