RED-EREASTEI5 BLACKBIRD. 
merous than any of theTanagres in the Island 
of Cayenne, and in Guiana ; and it probably 
occurs in many other warm countries of ilme- 
lica, for Fernandes gives the same account of 
a Mexican bird that frequents the vicinity of 
the mountains of Tepuzcuilola. It feeds on 
small fruits ; and, also, on the large pulpy pro- 
duce of the Bananas, &c. vv^hen they are ripe : 
but it eats no insects. It haunts the clearest 
spots, does not shun the neighbourhood of 
dwellings, and even visits the gardens. How- 
ever, the Red-Breasted Tanagres are also very 
common in desart trails, and even in the glades 
of the forests : for, in spots where the trees are 
levelled by the hurricanes, and where the sun 
darts his burning rays, there are generally some 
of these birds ; though always in 'pairs, and 
never in flocks. Their nest, which is cylin- 
drical, and somewhat curved, they fasten ho- 
rizontally between the branches, the entrance 
being below; so that the rain, from whatever 
dire6lion it may beat, cannot penetrate. It is 
six inches long, and four mches and a half in 
diameter. It is constructed with straws, and^ 
the dry leaves of the Indian Flov/ering Reed ; 
and the bottom is well lined with broader por- 
tions 
