218 Penard, Beebe's 'Tropical Wild Life.' [ A ^a 



records may, however, apply to (Et tanas pnrpureotincta (Ridgway). The 

 form inhabiting British Guiana is (Encenas plumbea locutrix (Max.). 



Ibycter americanus (Boddaert). Bonson (P. Z. S., 1851, p. 56) 

 records it from Br. Guiana under the name of " Red-headed Carracarra." 

 It is listed by Salvin (I. c, 1886, p. 77) from Bartica Grove and Camacusa; 

 by Quelch (Timehri, 1890, p. 102 and p. 334) from Demerara Falls and 

 Upper Berbice; by Chubb (The Birds of British Guiana, 1916, i. p. 216, 

 McConnell coll.) from Kamakabra River, etc., giving range in Br. Guiana; 

 and by Dawson (I. c, p. 7). 



Urochroma batavica (Boddaert). — Lloyd (Timehri, 1895, p. 272, sub 

 nom. Urochroma cingulata) mentions it as formerly very plentiful in the 

 neighborhood of " Groete Creek," and (I. c, p. 278) gives local range as 

 Essequibo River and N. W. District; F. P. and A. P. Penard (De Vogels 

 van Guyana, 1908, i, p. 523) say these birds are not unfrequently seen in 

 Surinam and Demerara during the Dry Season; Chubb (I. c, p. 336, sub 

 nom. Tovit batavica) records specimens from Supenaam River and other 

 localities, and gives range in Br. Guiana; and Dawson (I. c, p. 20) lists it 

 as the " Black-winged Parakeet." 



Ceryle americana americana (Gmelin). — Recorded by Salvin 

 (I. c, 1886, p. 60) from Bartica Grove and other localities; by Sharpe (Cat. 

 Birds Br. Mus., 1892, xvii, p. 139) from Demerara River; by Chubb 

 {I. c, p. 348) from Bonasika River, etc., giving range in Br. Guiana; and 

 by Dawson (/. c, p. 16). 



Cypseloides fumigatus Streubel. — F. P. and A. P. Penard (I. c, 

 1910, ii, p. 95) state that there are specimens in the Georgetown Museum, 

 and Dawson (I, c, p. 34) lists it as a Colonial species. 



Tap era nae via (Linne). — Schomburgk (Reis. 1848, iii. p. 713, sub 

 nom. Diploptems galeritus) says that it is abundant in coast regions. 

 Quelch (Timehri, 1891, p. 95; Reprint, p. 27) speaks of it as common in 

 Georgetown; and Percival (I. c, p. 9) states that its frequent plaintive 

 note " Wife-sick " is one of the most familiar garden sounds. It has also 

 been recorded by Salvin (I. c, 1886, p. 64) from Bartica Grove and Roraima; 

 by Shelley (Cat. Birds Br. Mus., 1891, xix, p. 423) from Georgetown; by 

 Chubb (I. c, p. 443) from Ituribisi River, etc., giving range in Br. Guiana; 

 and by Dawson (I. c, p. 23). The Br. Guiana form stands, Tapera navia 

 ncevia (Linn£) . 



Pteroglossus aracari aracari (Linne). — Schomburgk (I. c, p. 720) 

 states that the species is tolerably abundant in Br. Guiana. It has been 

 recorded by Salvin (I. c, 1886, p. 65) from Bartica Grove; by Sclater 

 (Cat. Birds Br. Mus. 1891, xix, p. 138) from Demerara; by Chubb (I. c, 

 p. 458, sub nom. Pteroglossus roraima) from Roraima etc., giving range in 

 Br. Guiana; and by Dawson (I. c, p. 22). The form inhabiting Br. 

 Guiana is P. a. atricollis (P. L. S. Miiller) — see Bangs and Penard (Bull 

 M. C. Z., 1918, p. 55). 



Chloronerpes rubiginosus (Swainson). — Schomburgk (I. c, p. 

 715) says he found it throughout Br. Guiana. It has been recorded by 



