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" urubusinho," and Falco rufigularis, the pscudo-" caure." 

 Tlie other birds cited above are what I might call " ubiquitous 

 river-forms," and the series does not contain elements 

 characteristic of any particular portion of the Amazonian 

 subregion. 



Early the next morning, June 26th, between 7 and 7.30 

 a.m., we were at the mouth of the second of the more im- 

 portant affluents of the Capim River, the Potyreta. I noted 

 this day the following birds : — Falco rufigularis, Sarco- 

 rhamphus papa, Cerijle torquata, Plotus anhinga, Arclea 

 teuce, and Lathria cinerea. We passed the night near the 

 sandy " Praia de Sao Miguel/' some hours above the mouth 

 of the right-hand affluent, the Cauachy. 



On June 27th, in the morning, Plotus anhinga, Falco rufi- 

 gularis, Tachycineta albiventris , and Atticora fasciata were 

 noted. An important bird, long wished for, was seen for 

 the first time on the journey — the large blue Hyacinthine 

 Ara (Anodorhynclius hyacinthinus). It seems to inhabit 

 the upper part of the rivers in Lower Amazonia and 

 Guiana, particularly in the vicinity of the rapids 

 ("cachoeiras"). 



We arrived at 1 o'clock p.m. at " Acary-uedua/' This is at 

 present the principal settlement of those Tembe Indians who 

 inhabit the Capim River and the country between the Capim 

 and the higher branches of the Acara. The " Tuchaua " 

 (chief) was absent, having gone to the upper river with a 

 numbcrof young men in search of copa'iba-oil, but we requested 

 the remaining Indians to help us in procuring firewood for 

 our steam-launch. 



During the afternoon I heard and saw Pionias violaceus, 

 Cathurtes urubitinga, C. urubu, Chelidoptera tenebrosa, Tachy- 

 cineta albiventris, Falco rufigularis, Asturina magnirostris , 

 Ardea cocoi, Atticora fasciata, and what I believe to have 

 been Cotile riparia. Bird-life here had become decidedly 

 more abundant and more interesting. 



"Acary-ucaua" is a village of some 20 huts of Tembe 

 Indians, situated on an elevated plateau on the left bank of 

 the Capim. As its height is rather considerable for the 



