1873.] THE BIRDS OF EASTERN PERU. 265 



"This Finch is generally distributed in the open campos and towns. 

 The nest is composed of fine roots, fibres, &c. The egg pinkish 

 ground-colour, with a few spots of brown on the large end." — E. B. 



Fam. IcteridjE. 

 Of the 18 Icterines in Mr. Bartlett's collections three may be 

 regarded as essentially Upper Amazonian species — namely Clypeic- 

 terus oseryi, Icterus croconotus, and Lampropsar tanagrinus. The 

 others are of more or less wide distribution. 



J. Clypeicterus oserii (Dev.); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, 

 pp. 750, 755. 



" Xeberos and Chamicuros. The only two obtained in Chamicuros 

 were young males of the same year. The specimen from Xeberos, 

 now in Mr. Sclater's collection, is nearly in full plumage. These 

 birds appear to be very local in their haunts, keeping to the old 

 plantations in the dense forest, in company with Ostinops angusti- 

 frons."— V. B. 



2. Ocyalus latirostris, Waterh. ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, 

 p. 182. 



" Nauta, Upper Ucayali, Chamicuros, and Santa Cruz. This bird 

 is generally distributed throughout the Ucayali and Huallaga. It 

 breeds in large colonies ; and I believe that they continue to breed 

 throughout the year in the same trees. When the nest is left by 

 the birds, after the first brood, it decays and falls to the ground." 

 — E. B. 



3. Ostinops YURACARiuM(Lafr. &D'Orb.); Scl. & Salv.P.Z.S. 

 1866, p. 182. 



Rio Javari (Bates) ; Upper and Lower Ucayali, Sarayacu, Cha- 

 micuros and Santa Cruz (Bartlett). 



"Although I obtained this bird in so many localities, it is far from 

 being so common as O. angustifrons. Two or three pairs are 

 seen breeding in the largest and tallest trees of the forest." — E. B. 



4. Ostinops cristatus (Gm.) ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, 

 p. 182; 1867, p. 750. 



Pebas (Hauxwell) ; Lower Ucayali, Chyavetas, Chamicuros, and 

 Santa Cruz (Bartl.). 



" The first time that I saw this bird breeding was at the last-named 

 locality, in a tree on the banks of a large lake, near the town, and 

 where it was impossible to obtain it." — E. B. 



5. Ostinops viridis (Vieill.) ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 750. 

 " Xeberos and Chyavetas, but apparently very local, not having 



been seen elsewhere." — E. B. 



6. Ostinops angustifrons (Spix) ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, 

 p. 182. 



" Sarayacu, Upper and Lower Ucayali, Nauta, and whole of the 



