URUBITINGA. 247 



Adult male. Bliick above and below ; upper t:iiI-eoverts wliite ; 

 tail-feathers broadly banded and tip})ed with white ; a few juile 

 specklinos on the thighs ; primary and secondary quills banded 

 with grey. 



Total length 575 mm., culmen (including the cere) 39, wing 415, 

 tail 220, tarsus 118, middle toe and claw 59. 



The description of the male is taken from a specimen collected 

 at Cako. 



Adult female. Similar to the adult male but larger. Wing 

 440 mm. 



Immature birds show a good deal of wdiite or buff on the 

 feathers of the underparts, and feriuginous marks on the u})per 

 parts. 



Breeding-season. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



JS^est. "This species builds in high trees " (IJo(/d Pi-ice). "Tho 

 nest was built in unscaleable trees on the Lower AVaini River" 

 (^Scho)nburgk). 



Egffs. " Lays one egg" (Lloi/d Price). 



Range in British Guiana. Supenaam River, Abary River, 

 Anarica River, Cako River, Great Falls, Demerara River 

 (McConneU collection) ; Waini River {Sch(nnln(rgk) ; ( 'oast area 

 {Quelch). 



E.ctralimital Range. Venezuela, Eastern Peru, Paraguay, Ar- 

 gentina, Chile. 



Jrlahits. Schomburgk states (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 740) that this 

 large bird of pi'ey inhabits the woods. He found it rather 

 common in the boggy woods near the mouth of the River Waini. 

 Its favourite resting place was the lower l)ranches of the trees on 

 the borders of that river. It is often seen on the ground when 

 hunting for its ])n'y, which consists of amj)hibia, insects, biids, 

 and small manunals. It is said that it also preys on small 

 monkeys. Its nest was built in unscaleable trees on the Lower 

 Waini River. The "Macusis" call it Waevipany, and the 

 " Warraus " Olitn. 



Mr. Lloyd Price rTimehri (2), v. p. 67) observes : — "The huge 

 Black and White Hawk (Crubifinga zonura?) may sometimes be 

 noticed ; this species builds in high trees, and lays one egg." 



Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timehri (2), vi. p. 15(')) remarks; — "The 

 ' I'lack Hawk ' or 'Black (.'hicken-Hawk' ( I'ruliitinga zonura). . . . 

 This large hawk is one of the common(v-;t in the ( 'olony, being 

 di-t riliiited all over the coast area. I have iie\er met with it in 



