468 BIRDS OF BKITISH GUIANA. 



of head sootv-brown ; tliroat and sides o£ face pale buff", some of 

 the feathers tinged with red ; under surface whitCj as in the 

 adult. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



I\est. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in JJritisJi (jruiana. Upper Takutu Mountains, Bonasika 

 River, Essequibo River, Arawai River [McConnell collection); 

 Kamaskusa ( Wldtelg). 



Extralimital Itange. Surinam [Penard\ Northern Brazil, 

 Eastern Brazil. 



Habits. Schomburgk states (Reis. Guian. iii. p. G78) that, 

 although this s})ecies is distributed thi-oughout British Guiaiia, he 

 did not often meet with it until he reached the Up[ier Essequiijo, 

 where it was fairly common, frequenting the bushes overhanging 

 the water in search of food. He did not observe it nesting. The 

 " Macusis " call it Foraraiira. 



The following note has been coi)ied from Brown (Canoe and 

 (-amp Life in British Guiana, pp. 224-225) : — " On our way up 

 we spent a Sunday at Yucurit Island, camjiing on the sand-beach 

 at the island's point, near the house of a Brazilian Indian who 

 resided there. I was much amused with the good relations 

 existing behveen three young tame birds at the house ; they were 

 fully featiiered, but as their Mings were clip))ed they could not 

 fly — not that they seemed to care to do so, as they appeared to 

 enjoy themselves thoroughl}-, trotting about in company, watching 

 'every pot boil' in the house, and making liitle excursions to 

 the edge of the forest, or water's edge. The leader of the band 

 was a small fall-bird {Passerina gularis) with black and \Nhito 

 body and crimson head." 



Mr. J. J. Quelcli (Timehri (2) iv. p. 334), who observed this 

 species on the Upper Berbice Ri^er, reniaiks : — "Lower down a 

 fine s})ecimen of the beautiful Fall-bird {Paroaria gidaris) had 

 been secured, and this was the onlv one met with.'' 



