Mr. E. L. Layard on Birds observed at Para. 379 



15. EUPHONIA VIOLACEA (L.). 



Shot up the Acara river, about ten miles from Pant ; its 

 stomach contained mucilaginous seeds. 



16. EUPHONIA CAYANA (L.). 



Shot in a deserted garden (August 4th) . Stomach con- 

 tained seeds. 



17. Tanagrella velia (L.). 



I shot this pretty species feeding on the dark purple berries 

 of a forest-tree left in some cleared land. Another, probably 

 a 6 , was in company with it, but it flew off to the forest 

 (October 16th, 1872). These are the only two I have seen; 

 they must be rare. 



18. Calliste flaviventris (Vieill.). 



One or two specimens procured round Para, frequenting 

 high trees, on the seeds of which they were feeding. 



19. Tanagra episcopus, L. , 

 These birds fly in small flocks of five or six individuals, 



feeding on berries, seeds, insects, and such like. They breed 

 about July or August, to judge from the testes of the £ killed, 

 and are not at all uncommon and widely distributed. 



20. Tanagra palmarum (Max.). 



Shot from a forest-tree, 16th October. Stomach contained 

 purple berries. 



21. Ramphocxelus jacapa (L.). 



Common in all gardens and open places overgrown with 

 Solanum (such as the Travessas, or cross roads) about Para. 

 Feeds on seeds and berries ; breeds, I think, about June and 

 July, from the young birds procured. 



Its native name is " Pipilli," from the cry. It is the com- 

 monest of all our birds, and oftenest falls a victim to the gun, 

 being shot by mistake for other species. 



22. Tachyphonus melaleucus (Sparm.). 



Shot in my garden at Nazare, 27th Nov., 1872. Stomach 

 contained insects and seeds. 



