SALTATOR. 451 



and inner webs of flight-quills blackish, paler on the margins of 

 the latter ; a narrow white supraloral streak which extends over 

 the eye ; forehead and crown of head dark olive-green ; sides of 

 face and sides of neck dark lead-grey ; chin and upper throat 

 whitish, lower throat pale fawn-colour ; a line on each side of 

 the throat deep black j breast, abdomen, and sides of the body 

 lead-grey ; under tail-coverts and inner under wing-coverts fawn- 

 colour ; marginal under wing-coverts greyish brown with pale 

 edges ; flight-quills below hair-brown with pale grey margins on 

 the basal portion ; lower aspect of the tail pale yellowish green. 



Total length 187 mm., exposed culmen 17, wing 97, tail 85, 

 tarsus 25. 



The specimen described was collected at Mount Roraima by 

 Mr. McConnell during his expedition in October 1898. 



Adult male. Similar to the adult female but slightly larger. 

 Wing 100 mm. 



Breeding-season. November {Schomburgk) . 



Nest. Built of mosses, lined with plant-wool, and placed in 

 densely-foliaged bushes (Scfiomburgk). 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Mount Roraima, Ituribisi River, 

 Supenaam River, Bartica, Bonasika River, Abary River (^McCon- 

 nell collection) ; Mount Roraima, Bartica ( Whitely). 



Exiralimital Range. Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, 

 Brazil. 



Habits. Schomburgk states (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 676) that he 

 found this bird in pairs on the outskirts of woods and plantations, 

 also in the gardens of the natives ; but it was more numerous' near 

 the coast than inland. Its nest is made of mosses lined with 

 plant-wool and placed in densely-foliaged bushes. Schomburgk 

 observed it nesting in November. 



Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timehri (2) v. p. 81), who observed this 

 species in Georgetown, remarks : — " Among the shrubs and trees 

 generally throughout the town, a somewhat larger tanager than 

 the preceding, and one which by the size and shape of its bill would 

 commonly be referred to the finches, is always to be met with. 

 This is the Tom-pitcher {Saltator magnus) . These birds chiefly 

 frequent the smaller bushes and trees, where they seek out the 

 seeds and fruit. They are also often to be found on the ground, 



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