. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. TACHYPHONUS.—EUCOMETIS. 537 Nest. Unrecorded. Eggs. Undescribed. liange confined to British Guiana. Ituribisi River, Suponanm River, Anarica River, Arawai River, Great Falls Demerara River (McConnell collection); Merum6 Mountains, Kamarang River, Bartica ( Wldtely). Habits. According to Schomburgk (Reis. G-uian. iii. p. 668) this species is also more common near the coast than inland. Single individuals were observed by him among the flocks of Fringillidce, Tangand(B, TyranniAw, and Cosrehidw that tr
. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. TACHYPHONUS.—EUCOMETIS. 537 Nest. Unrecorded. Eggs. Undescribed. liange confined to British Guiana. Ituribisi River, Suponanm River, Anarica River, Arawai River, Great Falls Demerara River (McConnell collection); Merum6 Mountains, Kamarang River, Bartica ( Wldtely). Habits. According to Schomburgk (Reis. G-uian. iii. p. 668) this species is also more common near the coast than inland. Single individuals were observed by him among the flocks of Fringillidce, Tangand(B, TyranniAw, and Cosrehidw that traverse the woods and plantations in search of insect food. Tliis custom took place morning and afternoon of each day, the birds following in the same direction on eiich occasion. Genus EUCOMETIS Scl. Eucometis Sclater, P. Z. S. 1836, p. 117. Type E. penicillata (Spix).. Fig. 194.—Eucometis penicillata. This genus is. easily distinguished by the well-developed crest, which covers the top of the head and nape. The rictal bristles are numerous but short. The bill is somewhat short and stout, the width at the base being more than half the length of the exposed culmen; the tip of the upper mandible is slightly hooked, but there is no tooth on its cutting edges. The wing is rounded, the second third, fourth, and fifth primaries longest and subequal, and the first is intermediate in length between the sixth and seventh. The tail is rounded at the tip and almost as long as the wing. The tarsus is nearly a third longer than the exposed culmen, which is about equal in length to the middle toe and claw. Coloratioh : male and female alike in plumage, but the female is smaller in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chubb, Charles; McConnell, Frederick Vavasour, d. 1914. London, B. Quari
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