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neck when skinning them. The Indians of the neighbour- 

 hood use the skins largely in their ornaments. In Quito, 

 where the people know these birds from seeing preserved 

 specimens, they call them " Dominicos.^^ 



121. PsiTTOSPIZA RIEFFERI (BoisS.). 



Eight males and five females from Canzacota, West 

 Ecuador (6500 feet), in August and September, and below 

 Baeza, East Ecuador (5000 feet), in March. The females on 

 the whole are a shade lighter in colour, have less blue around 

 the base of the bill, and the vent also less rufous. In life 

 the bill, legs, and feet are bright coral-red, and not orange 

 or yellow as stated in the British Museum Catalogue (xi. 

 p. 281). The bright green plumage fades very much after 

 the skin has been kept for a time. These birds live in pairs 

 in the high trees, and their curious call-note is easy to 

 imitate, so that if one is shot, its mate can be attracted 

 back to the same spot. They feed on beri'ies of a juicy 

 nature. 



125. Saltator MAGNUS (Gm.) . 



Three males from Santo Domingo, in October, and two 

 females from San Nicolas, in September. They frequent 

 the fruit-trees and the banana-plantations. The females 

 seem to be greyer about the crown and sides of head than 

 the males, and much lighter down the centre of the breast. 



126. Saltator superciliaris (Spix). 



From the Coca, Upper Hio Napo, in May and June. 

 They were numerous at times in the fruit-trees around the 

 huts, and were generally found feeding in the company of 

 Rhamphoccelus jacapa. They have a loud, sweet song, and, 

 when uttering it, always sit on the highest twigs. 



127. Saltator albicollis (VieilL). 



Two males and one female from below Gualea (West 

 Ecuador), in July and August. 



128. Saltator atripennis Scl. 

 One male from Gualea, in August. 



