45l> birds of BltlTISH GUIANA. 



yellowish green ; median and f^reater upper wing-coverts mar- 

 gined with pale earth-hrown ; bastard-wing, primai'v-coverts, 

 and flight-quills narrowly edged with green on the outer webs 

 and with whitish on the inner webs of the last ; outer webs of 

 tail-feathers more or less edged with yellowish green ; sides of 

 face yellowish green ; a spot of yellow on each side of the 

 culnien at the base of the forehead covering the nostrils ; throat, 

 sides of neck, breast, abdomen, under tail-coverts, axillaries, and 

 under wing-coverts bright yellow; under surface of flight-quills 

 and lower aspect of the tail pale brown. 



Total length 108 mm., exposed culmen 8, wing G3, tail 42, 

 tarsus l-l. 



The specimen from which the description is taken was collected 

 on the Abary River in November 1906. 



Breeding- season. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Abary lliver (McConnell collection) ; 

 ]\Iount Roraima and Rupuruni River ( Whitely) ; Georgetown 

 {Quelch). 



Extralimital Range. Venezuela, North Brazil. 



Habits. According to Sehomburgk (Reis. Guian. iii. p. G79), 

 this bird frequented the coast, more especially near Georgetown, 

 where it associated with species of allied genera, which were 

 often observed on the coal-palms and fruit trees. 



Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timehri (2) v. p. 32), .writing on the Native 

 Birds of Georgetown, remarks: — " Two other common birds often 

 met with, and like the foregoing known as Caiiar}-, generally 

 grass canary, are, however, referable to the true finches. These 

 are Sycalis f areola and S. minor. 



"These pretty little birds are often to be seen flying about the 

 bushes and trees in the town, and are commonly found on the 

 high grass-stems in open places. They are great favourites as 

 cage-birds, and are "often to be seen, in the cuiunion pith-cages, 

 beiiii: hawked about the streets.^' 



