78 TANAGEID^. 



bright yellow ; tail beneath black, with white patches on the inner 

 webs of the external feathers ; wings beneath black, the inner 

 webs of the feathers edged with white ; biU and feet black : whole 

 length 4: inches, wing 2-5, tail 1'4. 



Hah. Western Ecuador and N.W. Peru. 



This species differs from E. laniirostris iu the violaceous tinge of 

 the back, the purer yellow of the head and lower surface, and the 

 extension of the yellow cap on to the nape. I have not yet seen the 

 female, but there is a young male in the series of Messrs. Salvin 

 and Godman which shows the same tint below. 



a. cJ ad. sk. Ohimbo, Ecuador (Stolz- Sclater Coll. 



manu). 



b. cf ad. sk. Babahayo, Ecuador Sclater Coll. 



{Fraser). 



c. (J ad. sk. ; d. S Santa Rita, Ecuador Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 jr. sk. {Buckley). 



25. Euphonia melanura. (Plate IX.) 



Euphonia melanura, Sclater, Contr. Orn. 1851, p. 86; id. P. Z. S. 1855, 

 p. 159, et 1856, p. 278 ; id. Sijtt. Av. Tan. p. 104 ; id. Cat. A. B. 

 p. 59 ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 179 (Ucayali), 1867, p. 977 

 (Pebasj, 1878, p. 261 (E. Peru); iid. Nomencl. p. 18; Tacz. Orn. 

 Per. ii. p. 447. 



Phonasca melanura, Cab. J.f. 0. 1860, p. 331, 1861, p. 90. 



Above violaceous black : crown of head and body beneath golden 

 yellow : tail beneath black ; wings beneath black, under wing- 

 coverts and inner margins of wing-feathers at their bases white ; 

 bill and feet black : whole length 4 inches, wing 2-3, tail 1-3. 

 Female. Above olive-green ; wings and tail blackish, edged with 

 olive ; below yellowish green, brighter in the middle line. 



Hab. Upper Amazonia and Colombia. 



The absence of white markings on the tail distinguishes this 

 species from its allies. 



a. S ad. sk. Barra do Rio Negro Sclater CoU. 



( Wallace). (Type of the species.) 



b, c. cJ 2 ^^- ^^- ! Yquitos, Peru {Whitely). Sclater Coll. 

 d. S jr. sk. 



e. 5 ad. sk. Pebas, Peru {Hau.xwell). Sclater Coll. 



f, g. cJ $ 3,d. sk. Pebas, Peru {Hauxivell}, Salvin-Godman CoU. 



h. (S ad. sk. Sarayacu, Peru. E. Bartlett [C.]. 



i. S ad. sk. Ucayali (Hauxivell). Gould CoU. 



j. 2 ad. sk. Maranm-a, Peru ( TVTiitely). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



k. cJ ad. sk. Bogota. Sclater CoU. 



I. cJ ad. sk. Bogota. J. Gould, Esq. 



m. 2 ad. sk. Georgetown, Demerara (?). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



