436 Mr. C. F. Underwood on the Birds 



Arremon aurantiirostris^ Lafr. 



Rather uncommon ; seen principally on outskirts o£ forest 

 in the under-brush. 



Saltator magnoides^ Lafr. 

 Common from here to Bebedero. 



FrINGILLIDvE. 



- Amaurospiza concolor, Cab.* 



Two specimens procured on the forest edge; no others 

 noticed. 



: Guiraca c^rulea (Linn.). 

 Earely met with ; only three specimens procured. 



Guiraca concreta (Du Bus) . 

 But one specimen procured. 



Cyanospiza ciRis (Linn.). 



Two specimens taken near Bagaces and one in Miravalles. 

 In the former district I saw various others. 



COTURNICULUS PASSERINUS (Wils.). 



Found in open savannas ; not uncommon. 



H^MOPHILA RUFICAUDA (Bouap.). 



Not particularly common ; habits similar to those of 

 Embernagra superciliosa, and seen occasionally in its com- 

 pany searching for insects on the pinuelos {Bromelia pinguin). 

 Specimens taken in Miravalles, Bagaces, and Bebedero. 



H^MOPHILA RUFESCENS (Sw.). 



But few specimens secured ; does not appear common ; 

 these were taken at forest borders and scrubs. 



Embernagra superciliosa, Salv. 



In Miravalles not uncommon ; seen on the outskirts of 

 forest and in second-growths, always near the ground ; found 

 by the roadside leading to Bagaces and Bebedero. 



Embernagra striaticeps, Lafr. 



Not nearly so common as E. superciliosa ; this is taken 

 also in Bagaces. A lover of second-growth woody lands, 



* [A specimen sent doubtless belongs to this rare species. — O. S.l 



