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Sangbe do Buey {Pyrcmga rubra). — Sometimes called 

 the Scarlet Tanager. As is the case with many brilliant 

 birds, the splendid hues of the plumage belong only to the 

 adult male, the female having the body dull green and yellow 

 instead of scarlet, and the wings and tail brown instead of 

 black. It is about six inches in length. 



Sawari or SouAEi (Cwrx/ocar tomentosum). — This is the tree 

 which furnishes the well-known butter-nuts. The nuts grow 

 in the interior of laige fruits, filled with a whitish meal. The 

 roots are used for making floors, and in the futtocks of ships. 

 It thrives best on the hills. The natives are so fond of the 

 nuts, that the possession of the finest trees is said to be an 

 acknowledged cause of war. When the nut is cracked, the 

 kernel is found to be filled with a white almond-like jelly. 



Scarlet Grosbeak. — See "Grosbeak. Scarlet." 



SCAnLET QROSBKAK. 



SciEOU (E/iamphasfos toco). — See "Toucans." 



Screamer, Horned (Palamedea cornuta). — This fine bird 



is about as large as a turkey, and derives its popular name 



from a small horn-like appendage situate upon the upper 



parb of the head. The object of this appendage is absolutely 



