486 BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



Adult female. Greneral colour both On the upper and under 

 surface green ; inner webs o£ the bastard-wing, greater upper 

 wing-coverts, primary-coverts, and flight-quills dark brown, or 

 blackish, the last paler on the inner edges ; tail-feathers also 

 blackish on the inner webs ; sides of the breast and flanks similar 

 to the upper surface, but the middle of the abdomen is paler and 

 the throat tinged with yellow ; axillaries and under wing-coverts 

 buffy-white ; under surface of flight-quills and lower aspect of tail 

 dark hair-brown. Wing 68 mm. 



The female described was collected by Mr. McConnell at Mount 

 Roraima during his expedition in October 1898. 



An immature male in transition stage is changing from green 

 to blue on the back and under surface, and from green to black 

 on the top of the head and sides of the face. The sheaths of 

 undeveloped feathers may be observed on the throat and sides of 

 the neck. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British. Guiana. Mount Roraima, Ituribisi River, 

 Supenaam River, Bartica, Kamakabra River, Bonasika River, 

 Makauria River, Arwye Oreek, Great Falls Demerara River, 

 Arawai River, Tiger Creek (McConnell collection) ; Mount Roraima, 

 Merume Mountains, Bartica ( Whitely). 



Extralimital Range. Venezuela, Eastern Brazil. 



Habits. Schomburgk states (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 674) that this 

 species is distributed throughout British Guiana near the coast. 

 Its favourite haunts are the outskirts of woods and plantations, 

 and is often observed among the fldcks of migratory Finches. 



