488 BIRDS FROM NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA — RI( IIMOND. 

 48. Arbelorhiua lucida (.Sol. ;ni(l Salv.V 



Very abuiulaiit on the Escoiulido. First seen Xovemlu'v IM . wIumi 

 several came into the house. Afterwards abundant, mixed witli a lew 

 ChloyoplKuits and ^4. ci/(()u'(i. The note is a weak t'hirp. These birds 

 appeared to be attraeted by the eocoanut and bread fruit trees. In 

 ahnost every specimen shot the bill was covered with a waxy substance. 



In the adult male the feet and lejis are canary yellow; claws black; 

 the females and younji' males have these parts sage green, but in the 

 latter the colors begin to change with the plumage. 



49. CcBieba mexicaua (Scl.'i. 



Common at Greytown and at the Guatusa Indian clearings on the 

 Rio Frio. A ])air started a nest at Greytown in a bread-fruit tree, but 

 deserted it before tinishing. The note is a rather weak, rapidly uttered 

 chirp. Not seen on the h^scondido. 



Family TANAGRIDJB. 



50. Eiiphonia luteicapilla (Cab.). 



One specimen secured September 2S on the E.scondido. 



51. Euphonia hirundinacea Bonap. 



Not rare on the Fscondido, where it haunts the banana ]>lantations 

 and feeds largely on the ri]»e fruit, lias a pleasing and sonu'what 

 varied song. 



52. Euphonia gouldi Scl. 



Occasionally seen in small c()mi)ani(^s on the Escoudido and at (>rey- 

 town. Does not apjtear to spend its time among the bananas like the 

 preceding. 



53. Calliste larvata DuBus. 



Very common in small tiocks. Immature birds obtained early in 

 May. Feeds largely on ripe bananas, although at tinu\s it appears to 

 search for inse«-ts in the Trumpet and other trees. 



54. Tanagia cana Sw. 



Abundant at (ireytown and on the F.scondido in i)airs and small 

 Hocks. Feeds largely on rii)e bananas and the benies of sonu' trees. 

 I las a prolonged squeaky note. 



lJi])e bananas jnove a great attraction for many species. Ibinches of 

 the fruit are often cut down and allowed to rot in the plantations, and 

 w hen " dead " ripe they draw most of the plantation birds, even species 

 that are almost exclusively insect feeding, such as l^itangus. 



55. Tanagia palmaruin Weid. 



One specimen shot at Greytown, February 0. 



