Vendrickson 1950 Forpus conspicillatus Oct. 21 5km N Villanueva, 1400ft., Huila, Colombia, S.A. Frequently seen in small groups and in pairs. One pair taken with single shot as they sat in top of small thorny bush. Crops of birds contained small (1x2 mm.) white seeds. Oct. 24 A female was brought into camp this morning by a local boy, who found it "in a nest hole". It was established as a cage pet. In the afternoon, it laid an all-white egg. Oct. 25 Birds seen by myself, Perico, and Paulino feeding on pitahayas (the fruit of the large cardelabra-like cactus common in the area). The cactus is known locally as "cardoz". The fruits are ripe, splitting and falling off, at this time. A free male was observed coming into camp and "feeding" our captive female today. 6 to 8 times I witnessed the following performance: The male would actively wag and bob the head and neck (regurgitating?), then "feed" the female, who stretched out her neck to receive the "food". The contact was strongly reminiscent of a pigeon feeding its young, with a rapid, slight