36o A YEAR IN BRAZIL. 



nests are to be seen, utterly unprotected ; they look similar to a 

 small bee-hive, made of very smooth red clay ; hence its name 

 John Clay (barro = clay or mud). The nest is divided into two 

 stories. For further particulars, see " Homes without Hands." 



Xiphorhynchus trochilirosfris, Licht., Certhiadce. X. frocurvus, 

 Temminck ; Der Sichelspecht mit dem Colibrischnabel, Bur- 

 meister. The sickle-woodpecker with a humming-bird's beak. A 

 small reddish-brown, speckled bird, with thin curved beak about 

 two inches in length. 



TrochilidcB, or humming-birds. These are so numerous and 

 difficult to determine that I must confine myself to those of which 

 I brought home some skins, mostly found near Rio de Janeiro. 



Heliodoxa Leadbeateri, Bourc, Lophornis magnificus, Vieill. ; 

 Gouldia langsdorfii, Vieill. ; Calliphlox amethystina, Gmel. ; Chry- 

 solampis moschitus, Linn. ; Bellona. exilis, Gmel. ; Clyiolana 

 rubiginea, Gmel. 



The local names are pretty, and, as usual, characteristic : Beija 

 flor = flower-kisser; pica flor = flower-pecker; chupa meis = 

 honey-sucker. 



Celeus flavescens, Gmel, Picidm. Picapao da cabega amarella, 

 Minas Geraes. The woodpecker with a yellow head. The head 

 has a crest of yellow feathers, and the male has also red cheek 

 feathers. Body and wings, mottled brown and white. 



Ramphastos toco, Gmel., RhamphastidcR. Toucan. Yellow 

 beak with circular black patch at the base. Tucano, Azara. 



Ramphastos artel, Vig. ; R. Temminckii, Prince Max. Toucan. 

 Black beak, yellow base. Red and yellow breast. 



Ramphastos dicolorus, Linn. ; Tucai, Azara. Very common in 

 Minas Geraes. Its voice is extremely discordant and harsh, 

 sounding like " rS,ac-raac." 



Ara ararauna, Linn., Psittacidcz. Macrocercus a., Linn. ; 

 Psittactis a.. Prince Max. The blue macaw. I only saw it in 

 the Bahia market. 



Chrysotis levaillantii. Gray, PsittaddcB. Large green-yellow- 

 and-red parrot from Para. Seen in captivity in Rio de Janeiro 

 and Bahia. 



The few skins of parrots that I collected were destroyed by 

 damp, so it is impossible to name the species. 



