in North-eastern Brazil. 349 



situated in a valley off the line of railway between Quipapa 

 and Macuca^ I shot a single specimen of this bird. It was 

 with another flying about at dusk over the ground near the 

 house, and settling occasionally on the pathway. The long 

 outer rectrices gave it a curious appearance on the wing. 

 Brazilian name "Bacurau." 



79. Chloronerpes affinis. 



I shot a single specimen, a young bird, of this species in 

 the outskirts of some forest near Macuca. This was the only 

 Woodpecker I obtained specimens of, though I saw at various 

 times at least three others, but always out of shot. The Bra- 

 zilian name for Woodpeckers generally is " Pica-pao." 



Irides brown ; legs and beak dark grey, the lower mandible 

 whitish grey. 



80. CeRYLE AMERICANA. 



This species of Kingfisher I found abundant in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the coast round Recife and at Parahyba. It 

 occurred even just outside the town, a couple of these birds 

 haunting the small stream and ponds in the gardens round 

 Estancia, perching on the walls and on the mangrove-bushes 

 on the look out for small fish and other animals as prey. 

 When perched the tail is directed nearly straight backwards, 

 in a line parallel with the axis of the beak, an attitude which 

 gives the bird a remarkable character. 



81. Galbula rufo-viridis. 



I saw my first live Jacamars when driving between 

 Iguarassu and Goyanna, in the thick forests that in many 

 places border the highroad between the two towns. Here 

 they seemed to be rather abundant, coming out in the early 

 morning and perching on the trees or telegraph-wires (!) 

 lining the road. I once saw as many as three close together, 

 though they are usually solitary. They seemed quiet and 

 apathetic, and not at all shy, flying off, like Tyrannidse, from 

 their perch after food and again returning. Subsequently 

 I again met with Jacamars, but only singly, in the woods 

 near Caxanga and at Parahyba. I tried very hard to obtain 

 live specimens, but, in spite of offering good rewards, the 



