De Benedetti 1964 March 5 Guayaquil, Guayas Prov., Ecuador pale throat cross-band to an black median streak to a black cross band and throat. Had much trouble associating the 2s of all this species. (23) Seedcater - the commonest species here, in small flocks out in the pears and singing from all heights, 1ft to tree top. Absent only in the heavily forested areas, but present on the edges. It seems to be fairly variable, or I am confusing it with another green; there is a light and a heavy streaked (on the breast) ? here. See species # 22 which may be the same, in another plumage. The song is quite variable, and more usually given from a perch. It seems to be the only "fiddle" song here, except for this confusing ones. The flight song is a longer, lighter version of the perched song. (23) Very variable. This is the black finch I took yesterday, and is extending variable as to the plumage it sings in. It varies from a brown bird, with a tinge of blue on the breast, to a black-breasted, brown backed, to a blue-black bird with white mottling on its belly, to a solid blue-black finch. Bird black. When in a flush, singing it jumps leap about 6-10 inches, does a somersault, and returns to the same perch. When on top it stays perched, usually. Song is a buzzy "p.t birdleowzz", c. 3/4 second long. F is brown and drewwly streaked on the breast. I prob. confuse it with the above fairly often. It is far common in much the same situation, but more evenly and widely