. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. 292 BIEDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. Another example more advanced in age has the bright red Tipper tail-coverts and the approach o£ dark feathers on the back and upper -wing-coverts. The two specimens mentioned above were collected on the Mazarnni Eiver—one by Mr. McConnell himself daring his ex- pedition to Mount Roraima in 1898. Hreeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. Nest. Unrecorded in British Gruiana. Eggs. Undescribed from British Gfuiana. Range in British Guiana. Ituribisi River, Mazarnni River,
. The birds of British Guiana, based on the collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell. Birds. 292 BIEDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. Another example more advanced in age has the bright red Tipper tail-coverts and the approach o£ dark feathers on the back and upper -wing-coverts. The two specimens mentioned above were collected on the Mazarnni Eiver—one by Mr. McConnell himself daring his ex- pedition to Mount Roraima in 1898. Hreeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. Nest. Unrecorded in British Gruiana. Eggs. Undescribed from British Gfuiana. Range in British Guiana. Ituribisi River, Mazarnni River, Tiger Creek, Arwye River, Great Falls Demerara River, Arawai ^iver (McConnellcollection); Puruni River (Brown); Kamakusa^ Bartica {Whiteh/). Esctralimital Range. North Brazil. Habits. Schomburgk states (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 685) that this gorgeous bird is seen throughout the year in the woods of the whole of British Guiana ; and yet he was unable to learn anything about its nidification. It lives solitary or in pairs in the woods and is rather fond of Ficus-tvees. The female is larger than the male, but she has not the brilliant colours by which he is dis- tinguished. The " Macusis " call it Ischararia, the " Arekunas " Ischaranare, and the settlers Firebird. Genus RXTPICOLA Briss. Bupicola Brisson, Orn. iv. p. 437, 1760. Type S. rupicola (Linn.).. Fig. 115.—To show wing formula. This genus differs from the allied genera by the large and. 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. Quaritch
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