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in twos and threes. The bird is called Predicador (Preacher) from 
his note, supposed to represent the words ‘ Dios,’ as he bows his 
head, and ‘ ¢é de’ as he moves it from side to side, thus making the 
sign of the cross.” 
53. PreRoGLossus,ERYTHROPYGIUS, Gould, Mon. ed. 2. 
“‘Irides deep straw-colour; bill horn-colour, slightly clouded ; 
blotch at the base vermilion, a narrow basal line and toothed mar- 
gins of mandibles white; longitudinal line along the lower part of 
upper mandible and a blotch at the base and apex of the lower man- 
dible black ; tip of upper mandible orange ; space round and in front 
of the eyes blue.” 
These examples differ from the birds figured by Mr. Gould in 
having no black mark on the culmen of the bill; but there are slight 
traces observable of this colouring, and in specimens more recently 
transmitted by Mr. Fraser from Babahoyo it is fully developed. 
54. Dryocorus scitateri (Malh.).—Megapicus sclateri, Malh. 
Mon, Picid. p. 22. pl. 8. fig. 1.—D. albirostris, Sclater, P. Z. 8S. 
1859, p. 146. 
Two males and one female of this species, described by M. Mal- 
herbe from a skin which I transmitted to him for examination. 
This specimen, which he considered to be a male, turns out to be a 
female. This male differs in having the front and sides of the head 
red instead of white, leaving merely a small round patch of white 
beneath the ear, just as in D. albirostris. But it may easily be di- 
stinguished from that bird by the red front, this part in D. albi- 
rostris being white. 
‘© Carpintero: usually seen in pairs.” Gizzard of No. 1620 con- 
tained “ pulpy fruit with small yellow seeds, and what appeared to 
be insects’ eggs.” : 
55. ConuRUS ERYTHROGENYS.—Psittacara erythrogenys, Less. 
“ Toro : irides yellow ; gizzard contained seedy fruit. Very com- 
mon dnd very noisy, but difficult to get at.” 
It may be remarked that Lesson’s Conurus erythrogenys (pub- 
lished in the ‘ Traité d'Ornithologie,’ p. 215) is not different from 
Paleornis malaccensis. (See Pucheran in Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 
1853, p: 160.) Mr. Fraser has now sent several good examples of 
this species. But one imperfect specimen was contained in his former 
collection from Pallatanga. 
Ill. Accirirres. 
56. BuTEo PENNSYLVANICUS (Wils.). 
One ex., ¢ juv. “rides yellowish-grey ; cere yellow; legs and 
feet yellow.” 
