Birds of Cohmhia. 379 



IGl. PaNYCHLORA ALICIA. 



Canute, Pirico, and Ocana. 



• 162. Crotophaga ani. 

 Ocana. 



•163. Crotophaga major. 



Lake of Paturia. 



•164. Piaya cayana. 



This pretty Cuckoo seems to be very generally distributed up 

 to an altitude of about 7000 feet, occurring on the savannas, 

 where there are any trees, by the side of wooded streanas, and 

 in the forest. Iris bright crimson. 



•165. DiPLOPTERUS N^VIUS. 



Not uncommon between San Nicolas and Naranjo, where the 

 forest was being cleared. Skulks about among the fallen timber. 

 Iris brown. Altitude about 3000 feet. 



. 166. Ramphastus citreol^mus. 

 This Toucan was not uncommon on the outskirts of the forest 

 near San Nicolas ; and I believe we saw it on one occasion near 

 Paturia. The inhabitants of the country call it the " pepper- 

 bird,'^ from its feeding on the seeds of a pepper-plant. The 

 colours of the beak are exceedingly beautiful when the bird is 

 first killed, being yellow, pale blue, and emerald green. The 

 sexes may be distinguished by the size of the beak, that of the 

 male being the largest. Iris pale blue ; face pale blue. We 

 tried Mr. Waterton's plan for preserving the colours of the beak, 

 but we did not find it succeed*. 



•167. AnDIGENA NIGRIROSTRIS. 



A not uncommon species in the forest near Portrerras, but we 

 did not meet with it elsewhere. It generally congregates in 



* Since writing the above I liave had the opportunity of examining 

 Mr. Gould's plate of this species in his ' Monograph of the Ramphastidse,' 

 and I find the coloration of the bill as given by him does not accord witli 

 my experience. We obtained three specimens of this bird (male and 

 female), in all of which the base of the bill was of a bright yellow colour, 

 running into sky-blue, so as to form a blended band of emerald-gieen 

 between the yellow and the blue. 



