486 Dr. E. A. Gocldi — Ornithological Results 



I shall never forget this week spent among the Indians. It 

 was a most instructive period for us as regards natural history, 

 as well as for ethnography and linguistics. 



P090 Real is nothing more than a simple clearing in the 

 forest on a plateau of the river-bank, upon which are scattered 

 a dozen more or less provisional cottages. One of these 

 was lent to us during onr stay by its proprietor (a Tembe 

 Indian whose wife was of the Turyuara tribe), and was trans- 

 formed into our expeditionary headquarters. 



The multitude of Parrots and Macaws (among which the 

 blue Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus was a daily visitor) at this 

 solitary spot was a good omen for ornithological work. 

 The concert of birds 3 voices every morning and evening, 

 partially extending into the night, which struck our ears, 

 coming from the low "jauarizal" on the opposite side of 

 the river and from different parts of the forest behind and 

 around us, was quite sufficient to captivate an ornithologist. 

 Employing on an average ten or twelve experienced Indian 

 hunters every day, and hunting and collecting ourselves, the 

 daily result was a mountain of mammals and birds and of 

 all kinds of objects of natural history. 



On the 30th June we entered in our lists of collections : — 

 Ara chtoroptera, Neomorphus geoffroyi (Indian name "Aca- 

 netika "),Chelidoptera tenebrosa ("Tapera-perana "), Monasa 

 morpheas ("Zuni-"), Mionectes oleagineus, and a large- 

 billed Finch with a red-and-black cap, probably Pitylus 

 erythromelas. 



On the 1st of July we obtained examples of Derqptyus 

 accipitrinus, Rhamphastus ariel, Selenidera gouldi, Odonto- 

 phorus guianensis, Pipile cujubi, Crypturus variegatus, and 

 C. strigulosus. A Kingfisher (Ceryle torquata), a Lathria, 

 and both sexes of Phlogopsis nigromaculata were collected 

 in too bad a state for preservation. 



On the 2nd of July I find these names mentioned in my 

 no tes — Piaya macrura, Thryotliorus genibarbis, and G/ypho- 

 rhynchus cuneatus, besides a multitude of smaller birds of 

 different families, among which the Yellow-breasted Swallow 

 (SteJgidopteryx ruficollis) was of special interest. 



