of an Expedition up the Capim River. 497 



and it was certainly this unfortunate period of our expe- 

 dition to which we owed the fevers brought home, which 

 tormented us for several years afterwards. At this station 

 we procured examples of Piunias violaceus (three), Automulus 

 sclateri, Momotus brasiliensis, and Rhamphocodus jacapu. 

 A welcome acquisition were three specimens of the most 

 interesting, rare, and beautiful Parrot Caica vulturina, 

 called " Periquito d'anta" — that is, " Tapir-Parrakeet." 



At Sao Luiz I observed a yellow-breasted Trogon breeding 

 in a white-ants' nest on a Genipapeiro-tree, some 15 feet 

 from the ground. Monasa nigra was still frequent ; Momotus 

 was regularly heard in the morning and evening, as well as 

 Nyctibius. 



Near the island called Gipioca reappeared the first 

 "Ciganas" (Opisthocomus cristatus), characteristic of the 

 lower river-zone only. 



On the 15th of July, in the evening, we reached our base of 

 operations — Approaga. We had to remain there eight days ; 

 during the first three of which I endured sharp attacks 

 of fever. • On our return to Para my companions were also 

 struck clown by fever, which obliged us to take a holiday, 

 spent by Dr. H. Huber, our botanist, in Ceara, and by 

 myself in Rio de Janeiro, though not with quite satisfactory 

 results. 



III. List op the Birds of the River Capim. 



List of Birds observed by List of Birds collected by Mr. 

 the author on the River A. R. Wallace on the River 



Capim, June- July 1897. Capim in May- June 1849. 



-4-1. Urubitinga schistacea. 



2. zonura. 



| 3. Sarcorb.ampb.us papa. 



-f-4. Falco rufigularis. 1. Spizaetus tyrannus. 



5. Ibycter americamis. 



6. Harpagus diodon. 



7. Asturina magnirostris. 



8. Catbartea urubitiuga. 



9. urubu. 



-f 10. Milvago cbimachima. 



