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Show 268 MESSRS. SCLATER AND SALVIN ON [Mar. 4, " This noisy and destructive bird is found in all the large plantations when the bananas are ripe."-E. B. Fam. DENDROCOLAPTIDCE. Twenty-eight species of Dendrocolaptidee occur in Mr. Bartlett's and Mr. Hauxwell's collections. More than half of these are peculiar Amazonian forms, amongst which are most of the species of Furnarius, Synallaxis, Philydor, Automolus, and Dendrornis met with. 1. FURNARIUS TORRIDUS, Scl. et Salv.; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 183; 1867, p. 978. Upper and Lower Ucayali and Santa Cruz (Bartlett) ; Pebas (Hauxwell). " This bird builds its nest in the banks near the water, like the Swallow or Kingfisher; it is composed of fine sticks and bents, very loosely put together. The eggs are four in number, and of a creamish-white colour, oblong in shape."-E. B. 2. FURNARIUS MINOR, V. Pelz.; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 183. Nest of Furnarius minor. " Nauta and Santa Cruz. This interesting little fellow, very different in habits from the preceding species, builds its nest of mud on tbe bough of a tree. The nest (see figure) is round, and consists of an inner chamber, the entrance to which is by a passage formed on one side. The chamber is lined with long fine grass- |
