Notes on the Birds of the States of Pernambuco and Paraiba, Brazil

Abstract

Is their 'Birds of Lower Amazonia,' Griscom and Greenway (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zo61., 88, 1941) refer to this region as a "neglected corner of Brazil," a statement borne out by the number of new forms and ex-tensions of range in the small collection made by the author. z It is for this reason that the writer ventures to submit the following field notes and observations on birds encountered in the area. The city of Recife, where the writer was located, is in the state of Pernambuco, on the coast, about eight degrees below the equator, and almost at the apex of the 'bulge' of northeastern Brazil. The rainy season in this region commences about March and lasts until the end of August. The climate is moderate throughout the year, but some-what cooler during the rainy season. Mean temperature is 82 de-grees Fahrenheit. The lowest recorded temperature is 52 degrees and the highest 103 degrees, but the normal variation is between 70 and 95 degrees.