HED-BREASTED BLACKBIRD^ 
and sometimes, though rarely, lay three eggs, 
their usual number being only two. I'he 
Sparrows of Cayenne have seldom more eggS, 
while those of Europe lay five or six : and this 
difFerence is perceived, in general, between birds 
of hot and those of temperate climates. The 
smallness of the hatch is compensated by it's fre- 
quent repetion, love being cherished and main- 
tained by the continual and uniform vrarmth.'* 
BulFon describes thirty species of Tanagres, 
exclusive of varieties ; and observes, that they 
are all natives of Guiana, and other countries 
of America, and not of Africa or India. 
Edwards's Red-Breasted Blackbird, is either 
the same bird asBufFon'sRed-BfcastedTanagre, 
or a variety only of that species. It is the 
Tiioagra Jacapa, of Linnsus ; the Lanias 
Corbo, of Pallas ; and the Cardinalis Purpurea, 
of Brisson. It's Mexican name is Cbichiltotl. 
" The French settlers in Cayenne," says 
Biiiibii, have given this bird the name of 
Bee D'Aro^enr, or Silver Bill ; ^vliich expresses 
a remarkable speciiic charatfler, viz. that the 
t.njve ctf tlic lower mandible extends under the 
eyes, 
