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BIEDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



Another example more advanced in age has the bright red 

 Tipper tail-coverts and the approach o£ dark feathers on the back 

 and upper -wing-coverts. 



The two specimens mentioned above were collected on the 

 Mazarnni Eiver — one by Mr. McConnell himself daring his ex- 

 pedition to Mount Roraima in 1898. 



Hreeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Gruiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Gfuiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Ituribisi River, Mazarnni River, 

 Tiger Creek, Arwye River, Great Falls Demerara River, Arawai 

 ^iver (McConnell collection); Puruni River (Brown); Kamakusa^ 

 Bartica {Whiteh/). 



Esctralimital Range. North Brazil. 



Habits. Schomburgk states (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 685) that this 

 gorgeous bird is seen throughout the year in the woods of the 

 whole of British Guiana ; and yet he was unable to learn anything 

 about its nidification. It lives solitary or in pairs in the woods 

 and is rather fond of Ficus-tvees. The female is larger than the 

 male, but she has not the brilliant colours by which he is dis- 

 tinguished. The " Macusis " call it Ischararia, the " Arekunas " 

 Ischaranare, and the settlers Firebird. 



Genus RXTPICOLA Briss. 

 Bupicola Brisson, Orn. iv. p. 437, 1760. Type S. rupicola (Linn.). 



Fig. 115. — To show wing formula. 

 This genus differs from the allied genera by the large and 



