1879.] BIRDS FROM ANTIOQUIA. 515 



branch for several inches, twisted round and fixed in a very clever 

 manner, as though the bird was afraid it would slip from the end of 

 the bough and fall. The nests which I have seen have always been 

 deep, I suppose to prevent the eggs from falling out when the wind 

 blows, which would of course cause a considerable motion on account 

 of the position in which they are placed. They were also well shelt- 

 ered from the rain from the leaves above. The eggs are cream- 

 colour with a few rust-coloured spots at the larger end." — T. K. S. 



183. Pyrocephalus rubineus (Bodd.) ; Scl. Cat. A. B. 

 p. 227. 



Medellin. (Mus. S.-G.). 



Iris dark ; food, insects ; nests on low trees and shrubs. 



Eggs (no. 3) creamy white, with a conspicuous zone round the 

 middle of large red-brown and lilac spots: axis "72, diam. *57. 



" This bird builds a pretty nest, the body of which is composed of 

 dry grass, completely covered on the outside with lichen, and lined 

 with feathers. 



"The nest is generally placed on an out-spreading branch, and 

 securely attached to the supporting stem by pieces of lichen and 

 bark. It would be often difficult to discover, were it not that the 

 male bird is generally perched silently on a tree or bush near, his 

 beautiful crimson colour forming a conspicuous object amongst the 

 green leaves. 



" The female lays two eggs, with a ring of grey and sepia-brown 

 blotches intermixed at the larger end." — T. K. S. 



184. Empidochanes fcecilurus, Scl. P. Z. S. 1862, p. 112. 



One example, without exact locality, agreeing with the type in 

 Mr. Sclater's collection. (Mus. S -G.) 



185. Contopus ardesiacus (Lafr.) ; Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. 

 p. 52. 



Medellin and Sta. Elena. (Mus. P. L. S.). 



186. Myiarchus tyrannvlus (Midi.) ; Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. 

 p. 52. 



Myiarchus ferox auctt. 



Retiro, Concordia, Sta. Elena. 



Iris dark ; food, insects ; builds in hollow trees. 



Eggs (no. 33) creamy-white, thickly streaked with longitudinal 

 streaks of red-brown and a few large lilac blotches near the larger 

 end: axis "9, diam. "7. (Mus. Brit.) 



187. Tyrannus pipiri (Vieill.) ; Scl. Cat. A. B. p. 236. 



Medellin. 



Iris dark. 



This northern species descends to the Amazons (P. Z. S. 1866, 

 p. 189) and Bolivia (d'Orb.). It also occurs in Bogota collections. 

 (Mus. P. L. S.) 



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