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remains on the upper portions of the trees without descending to ee ae branches oe tne earth : it
sits a long time motionless, watching for insects which may pass within its reach, ee it seizes with
adroitness ; it is not gregarious, but dwells either in solitude or in pairs ; its flight, which is rapid and per-
formed in vertical undulations, is not prolonged. These birds are so tame as to admit of a near approach ;
I have seen them killed with a stick. They do not migrate, and they are never heard except in the love
season ; their note then consists but of the frequent repetition of the syllables pzo in astrong, sonorous, and
melancholy voice: the male and female answer each other. They form their nests on the trees by digging
into the lower part of the nest of a species of ant known by the name of cupiy, until they have made a cavity
sufficiently large, in which the female deposits in the month of September two white eggs according to
some, and four according to others. I have seen the male clinging to a tree, after the manner of the Wood-
peckers, and occupied in digging a nest with his beak, while the female remained tranquil on a neigh-
bouring tree.”

Azara states that he has only seen this bird from Paraguay ; I have, however, received it from the southern
parts of Brazil; and the late John Natterer obtained examples at Mattodentro in November and December,
and at Ypanema in February, May, June, July, and August ; I am inclined, therefore, to believe that it has
a more extensive range than is generally supposed.

The Plate represents the two sexes, of the size of life. The Plant is the Chamedorea Ernesti-Augusti (foem.).