31U BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



54.S. Pyroderus orenocensis. 



Orenoco Fruit-Crow. 



Coracina orenocensis Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1846, p. 277 (Orenoco). 

 Pyroilerus orenocensis Salvin, Ibis, 18S5, p. 300 note ; Sclater, Cat. B. 



Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 39S, 18S8 ; Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. 



p. 324, no. 3313, 1912. 

 Pyroderus scufatus (nee Shaw) Quelch, Timehri (2) iv. p. 102, ISOO 



(Great Falls Deraerara lliver). 



Adult. General colour of the upper .surface black, which includes 

 the top of the head, sides of the face and chin, back, wing."*, and 

 tail ; throat and fore-neck bright red, with blackish bases to the 

 feathers ; breast, abdomen, sides of the body, axillaries, and under 

 wing-coverts chestnut; thighs and under tail-coverts black; 

 under surface of (juills and lower aspect of tail greyish lirtnvn. 

 "Bill dark plumbeous; feet l)lack " (Cat. B. Brit. Mus.). 



Total length 3iS0 mm., exposed culmen 47, wing 210, tail 141, 

 tarsus 38. 



The specimen described was collected on the rAivuni River. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Kijgs. Undescriljed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. CuAuni Hiver. r>emerara Riser 

 { Me Connell collection) ; ]\Iallali, Deinerara River [QuelcJi). 



Extralimital Ranfje. Venezuela, Colombia. 



Habits. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Genus CEPHALOPTERUS GeofF. 



CepTialoptei-ns Geoffroy, Ann. Mus. Paris, xiii. p. 235, 1809 Type 

 C. ornafus Geoff. 



This genus is distinguished chief!}' by the large tuft of orna- 

 mental feathers on the top of the head and the large dependent 

 lappet un the throat. Coloration : male and female similar. 



549. Cephalopterus ornatus. 



Umbrella-bird. 



Cephalopterns ornafus Geoff. Ann. Mus. Paris, xiii. p. 235, pi. 17, 1809 

 ("Bresil"); Cab. in Sehoml). Keis. Guian. iii. p. 691, 1848; Salvin, 

 Ibis, 1885, p. 306 (British Guiana) ; Selatt'r, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiv. 

 ]). 399, 1S88; Brabouni.' k Clml)l), B. S. Aiuer. i. \). 32'). nn. 3315, 

 1912. 



