468 BIRDS OF BKITISH GUIANA, 



of head sooty-brown ; throat and sides of face pale bnff, some of 

 the feathers tinged with red ; under surface white, as in the 

 adult. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Upper Takutu Mountains, Bonasika 

 River, Essequibo River, Arawai River [McConnell collection); 

 Kamaskusa ( Whitely). 



Extralimital Range. Surinam {Penard}, Noi;thern Brazil, 

 Eastern Bnizil. 



Habits. Schomburgk states (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 678) that, 

 although this species is distributed throughout British Guiana, he 

 did not often meet with it until he reached the Upper Essequibo, 

 where it was fairly common, frequenting the bushes overhanging 

 the water in search of food. He did not observe it nesting. The 

 " Macusis " call it Foraraura. 



The following note has been copied from Brown (Canoe and 

 Gamp Life in British Guiana, pp. 224-225) : — " On our way up 

 we spent a Sunday at Yucurit Island, camjjing on the sand-beach 

 at the island's point, near the house of a Brazilian Indian who 

 resided there. I was much amused with the good relations 

 existing between three young tame birds at the house ; they were 

 fully feathered, but as their wings were clipped they could not 

 fly — not that they seemed to care to do so, as they appeared to 

 enjoy themselves tborouglily, trotting about in company, watching 

 •every pot boil' in the house, and making little excursions to 

 the edge of the forest, or water's edge. The leader of the baud 

 was a small fall-bird {Passerina gularis) with black and white 

 body and crimson head." 



Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timehri (2) iv. p. 334), who observed this 

 species on the Upper Berbice River, remarks : — " Lower down a 

 fine specimen of the beautiful Fall-bird (Paroaria gularis) had 

 been secured, and this was the only one met with.'' 



