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like the outer webs of the primary and secondary quills ; inner 

 webs of flight-quills dark brown with orange-bjifE inner edges ; a 

 narrow collar on the hind-neck, breast, abdomen, sides o£ the 

 body, and under tail-coverts bright red ; axillaries, under wing- 

 coverts, and inner margins of quills below salmon-pink ; greater 

 under wing-coverts and flight-quills below bronze-brown ; lower 

 aspect of the tail similar to its upper surface. 



Total length 199 mm., exposed culmen 19, wing 101, tail 88, 

 tarsus 21. 



The mafe described was collected on the Abary River in July 

 1906. 



Adult female. Entire head, sides of face, and throat black ; 

 back, wings, and tail dark bronze-yellow ; breast, abdomen, and 

 under tail-coverts orange-yellow, darker on the sides of the body 

 and much brighter on the under wing-coverts ; lower aspect of 

 tail similar to its upper side but paler. Wing 100 mm. 



The female described was collected on the Makauria River in 

 August 1910. 



Breeding -season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Ituribisi River, iSupenaam River, 

 Makauria River, Abary , River, Mazaruni ^ivQT {MoConnell col- 

 lection) ; Demerara (Brown) ; Kamarang River, Kamakusa, 

 Mount Roraima ( Whitely); Aremu River (Beebe). 



Ewtralhnital Range. Cayenne (Gmelin), North-eastern Brazil. 



The following note is copied from Beebe (Our Search for a 

 Wilderness, p. 315) : — " A splendid scarlet bird flew out and 

 alighted twenty yards away, again giving utterance to its char- 

 acteristic loud whistle. It was what I have christened the Black- 

 headed Scarlet Grosbeak, diff'ering from the description of this 

 species in being 8| instead of 7^ inches in length. It was scarlet 

 below, dull red above, with a scarlet necklace and a jet-black 

 head and throat. A yellowish female showed herself for only a 

 moment. The whistle was loud and penetrating, but sweet in 

 quality. 



" The nest, eggs, and young, as is the case with so many South 

 American Birds, are unknown.'" 



