of an Expedition up the Capim River. 481 



On June 19th I included in my collections Thryothorus 

 genibarbis (" Igapo-cryer"), a female Pipra, probably be- 

 longing to P. leucocilla, and a species of Thamnophilus. 

 1 had also occasion to observe Coturniculus manimbe and 

 Coereba cyanea. 



On Sunday, June 20th, during a walk in the forest, I 

 saw plenty of Black-and-white Mannikins (Chiromachceris 

 manacus) and constantly heard their strident penetrating 

 " br-r-r-r" around me. The males, however, seem par- 

 ticularly timorous. We obtained examples of Euphonia 

 violacea, Brotogerys tuipara, Chelidoptera tenebrosa, Columba 

 plumbea (here called " Pomba gallega"), and Rkamphastus 

 ariel. The beautifully orange-marked Brotogerys tuipara 

 was observed opening the fruits of a gigantic Mongiiba-tree 

 (Bombax monguba) in search of the seeds, and its crop 

 was rilled with masses of the substance thence procured. 

 The same predilection for Monguba-seeds I had already 

 observed several times in Para. 



On June 21st, in the same direction, I again noted Chiro- 

 macheeris manacus (still very timorous), Monasa nigra, 

 Synallaxis rutilans, and along the river Ceryle torquata and 

 C. americana. 



Around Approaga were normally to be seen some five 

 or six individuals of the Yellow-headed Raven- Vulture 

 {Cathartes urubitinga), and often an equal number of 

 common Black Raven- Vultures {Cathartes urubu). I added 

 to our collection Chamapelia passerina, Piaya cay ana (here 

 called " Chin co a "), Rhamphastus ariel, Falco rufigularis, 

 and Columba speciosa. 



On June 23rd, during the night (9.10 p.m.), I heard dis- 

 tinctly the characteristic cry of the"Uru" {Odontophorus 

 guianensis) from the forest on the left bank of the river, 

 and also, at dusk and afterwards, the not less loud, but less 

 harmonious, call of the "AracmV (Ortalis aracuan). 



The small Finches Spermophila gutturalis and S. hypoleuca 

 constantly sang on the higher branches of the trees around 

 the buildings. For the first time I saw this morning four 

 of the smaller "Amis" {Crotophaga aui) crossing the river 



