468 EXPLANATORY INDEX. 



Sangre do Buey {Pyranga rubra). — Sometimes called 

 the Scarlet Tanager. As is the case with many brilliant 

 birds, the splendid hues of the plumage belong only to the 

 adult male, the female having the body dull green and yellow- 

 instead of scarlet, and the wings and tail brown instead of 

 black. It is about six inches in length. 



Sawaei or SouABi (Ccvryocar tormntosum) .■ — This is the tree 

 which furnishes the well-known butter-nuts. The nuts grow 

 in the interipr of large fruits, filled with a whitish meal. The 

 roots are used for making floors, and in the futtocks of ships. 

 It thrives best on the hills. The natives are so fond of the 

 nuts, that the possession of the finest trees is said to be an 

 acknowledged cause of war. When the nut is cracked, the 

 kernel is found to be filled with a white almond-like jelly. 



Scarlet Grosbeak. — See "Grosbeak, Scarlet." 



SCARLET GROSBEAK. 



SciRou (Blianvplmstos toco). — (Sise "Toucans." 



Screamer, Horned {Pala/medea cornuta). — This fine bird 

 is about as large as a turkey, and derives its popular name 

 from a small horn -like appendage situate upon the upper 

 part of the head The object of this appendage is absolutely 



