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



23. Arremon silens (Bodd.). 



Shot in a Travessa overgrown with Solarium (7th Dec). 

 Stomach contained small seeds. A second specimen (male) 

 afterwards shot in the forest. 



24. Saltator magnus (Gm.) . 



Several specimens procured in the forest, feeding on pur- 

 ple berries in the month of September. 



25. Oryzoborus ? 



Shot in an old piece of cleared land fast returning to forest. 

 In the stomach were a number of grass-seeds. 



The specimen procured is a female of some species of this 

 genus, probably O. crassirostris, but, not being in good order, 

 cannot be identified with certainty. 



26. Spermophila minuta (L.). 



This pretty little species frequented the long grass in my 

 garden at Nazare, in conjunction with the other little Spermo- 

 phila; but it is scarce and very difficult of approach. It 

 .feeds on the grass-seeds. 

 • : 27. Spermophila gutttjralis (Licht.). 



These little Finches are common on all cleared lands and 

 gardens, feeding on grass-seeds. Two or three are generally 

 found together ; and in my garden at Nazare a considerable 

 flock of them inhabit the grass in front of my windows. They 

 climb up the stalks to devour the seeds. 



A single rather large white egg was brought to me as the 

 egg of this species ; it was found in my garden in December. 



28. VOLATINIA JACARINA (L.). 



A large flock of these birds frequented the long grass in 

 my garden at Nazare, feeding on the seeds, for which they 

 climb up and cling to the long stalks. I see many old couples 

 feeding their young ones (which resemble the female in colour); 

 so the breeding-season must be nearly at its close. The skins 

 of these little birds are extremely tender, rendering them very 

 difficult to preserve. 



29. CORYPHOSPINGUS CRISTATUS (Gm.) . 



Shot in a deserted garden on some low shrubs. Stomach 

 empty. August 5th, 1872. 



