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feet black. The birds were scarce in October, but I was told 

 that they were more numerous in May and June. They 

 frequent the open clearings, sitting on the tops of the highest 

 branclies of the fruit-trees^ and catch their insect-prey on the 

 wing. 



229. TiTYRA INQUISITOR (Licbt.). 

 Tityra inquisitor Scl. Cat. B. xiv. p. 331. 



One female sbot on the roof of an Indian hut at Archidoua. 

 Iris grey. The stomach contained remains of beetles and 

 grasshoppers. I had noticed this bird about for several 

 evenings until it was dark^ catching insects on the wing. 



230. Hadrostomus homochrous Scl. 



One c?^ 3 ? s. Santo Domingo and Guanacillo. This is 

 a frequenter of the forest. 



231. Hadrostomus minor (Less.). 



One (J ad., 1 (J jr.^ 2 ? s. Archidona, Eastern Ecuador. 

 Found in the clearings among the tliick bushes in the 

 vicinity of the Indians' huts. 



232. Pachyrhamphus spodiurus (Scl.). 



One c?, 2 ? s. Shot in the forest about a day's walk 

 west of Santo Domingo, where we met with a small flock of 

 about eight. 



233. Pachyrhamphus nicer Spix. 

 One male from Archidona. 



234. Pachyrhamphus albo-griseus Scl. 



One c? J 2 ? s, from Archidona. Our three examples were 

 all shot along the banks of the river wliicli runs through this 

 village. 



235. Pachyrhamphus atricapillus (Gm.). 



One pair also from Archidona, shot among the bushes near 

 our but. I believe that we found all the members of this 

 genus in pairs. 



236. Pachyrhamphus versicolor (Hartl.). 



Two (^ s, 4 ? s, from Intag and the neighbourhood. West 

 Ecuador. 



