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Show 1873.] THE BIRDS O F EASTERN PERU. 265 "This Finch is generally distributed in the open campos and towns. The nest is composed of fine roots, fibres, &c. The egg pinkish ground-colour, with a few spots of brown on the large end."-E. B. Fam. IcTERIDcE. Of the 18 Icterines in Mr. Bartlett's collections three may be regarded as essentially Upper Amazonian species-namely Clypeic-terus oseryi, Icterus croconotus, and Lampropsar tanagrinus. The others are of more or less wide distribution. 1. CLYPEICTERUS OSERII (Dev.); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, pp. 750, 755. " Xeberos and Chamicuros. The only two obtained in Chamicuros were young males of the same year. The specimen from Xeberos, now in Mr. Sclater's collection, is nearly in full plumage. These birds appear to be very local in their haunts, keeping to the old plantations in the dense forest, in company with Ostinops angustifrons."- E. B. 2. OCYALUS LATIROSTRIS, Waterh.; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 182. " Nauta, Upper Ucayali, Chamicuros, and Santa Cruz. This bird is generally distributed throughout the Ucayali and Huallaga. It breeds in large colonies; and I believe that they continue to breed throughout the year in the same trees. When the nest is left by the birds, after the first brood, it decays and falls to the ground." -E. B. 3. OSTINOPS YURACARIUM (Lafr. & D'Orb.) ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 182. Rio Javari (Bates); Upper and Lower Ucayali, Sarayacu, Chamicuros and Santa Cruz (Bartlett). "Although I obtained this bird in so many localities, it is far from being so common as O. angustifrons. Two or three pairs are seen breeding in the largest and tallest trees of the forest."-E. B. 4. OSTINOPS CRISTATUS (Gm.); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 182; 1867, p. 750. Pebas (Hauxwell); Lower Ucayali, Chyavetas, Chamicuros, and Santa Cruz (Bartl.). " The first time that I saw this bird breeding was at the last-named locality, in a tree on the banks of a large lake, near the town, and where it was impossible to obtain it."-E. B. 5. OSTINOPS VIRIDIS (Vieill.); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 750. " Xeberos and Chyavetas, but apparently very local, not having been seen elsewhere."-E. B. 6. OSTINOPS ANGUSTIFRONS (Spix); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 182. " Sarayacu, Upper and Lower Ucayali, Nauta, and whole of the |