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heads of this and of the next species pass easily through the 
neck when they are being skinned. 
444. Melanerpes pulcher Scl. 
Five males and two females from Santo Domingo and near 
Gualea. At the former locality they were rather numerous, 
and all those which we shot were eating ripe bananas. I 
have observed them feeding together with Procnias tersa, 
Calliste icterocephala and C aurulenta, Chlorophanes atri- 
capilla, and CassidLv oryzivora. In a wild state C. oryzivora 
does not appear to be evilly disposed to smaller birds, which 
is more than can be said of it in captivity. 
445. Hypoxanthus riyolii (Boiss.). 
Four males and three females from near Quito. I believe 
that this is the only species of Woodpecker found near that 
town. All our examples were shot at the little village of 
Guapalo, in a deep " quebrada " leading into the Chillo 
Valley, and only twenty minutes ride from Quito. 
446. Celeus citreopygius Scl. & Salv. 
Two males and a female from the Coca, Rio ^apo. Shot 
on the large ants' nests so common on the trunks of forest 
trees. This Woodpecker has a remarkably strong odour, 
which the dried skins still partially retain. When first shot 
its smell was so strong that it made the hut almost un- 
bearable. With care, the sknll of this species will pass 
through the neck when it is being skinned. 
Fam. M o M o T I D ^. 
447. MoMOTUs subrufescexs (Scl.). 
A male and three females from the Coca, Rio Napo. 
Fairly numerous on the edges of the forest around the 
Indians' clearings. They sit so motionless and flat on the 
branches that they may be easily overlooked. 
-f448. Urospatha martii (Spix). 
Three males and a female, also from the Coca, where this 
species was rather more plentiful than the preceding. It 
appears to feed largely on grasshoppers and similar insects, 
