88 TANAGRTDJE. 



2. Tanagrella iridina. 



Tanagra iridina, Hartl. Rev. Zool. 1841, p. 305. 



Tanagi-ella elegantissima, J. et E. Vot. Rev. Zool. 1853, p. 195 ; 

 ScMer, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 158, 1856, p. 267 ; id. Sijn. Av. Tan. p. 93. 



Tanagrella iridina, ^clater, P. Z. S. 1857, p. 264 ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 60 ; 

 Peheln, Orn. Bras. p. 205; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 261 (Rio 

 Javari) ; iid. Nomencl. p. 18 ; Tacz. Orn. Per. ii. p. 453. 



Tanagra ultramarina, Nait. MS. 



Above velvety black ; forehead, sides of the head, external edgings 

 of wings and tail-feathers and upper tail-coverts purple-blue ; lower 

 back of a pale silvery green : below purplish blue ; irregular throat- 

 collar black ; middle of belly and crissum chestnut-red ; under wing- 

 coverts pure white ; bill black ; feet dark brown : whole length 

 5'2 inches, wing 3, tail 2-2. 



Hab. Upper Amazonia, Rio Negro, and interior of Colombia. 



Very nearly allied to T. velia, but separable by the purplish tint 

 of the blue, especially on the head, and the larger size. 



a. Ad. sk. Yquitos, Peru. Sclater Coll. 



b. Ad. sk. Ucayali, Peru (Hau.nceH). J. Gould, Esq. 



c. Ad. sk. Rio Javari, Peru. Purchased. 



d. e. Ad. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador (Buckley). Salvin-Godman CoU. 

 /. Ad. sk. Sarayacu, Ecuador {Buckley). Sclater Coll. 



g, h. Ad. sk. Colombia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



i,j. Ad.sk. Bogota. Sclater Coll. 



k. Ad. sk. Oyapock, Cayenne (?). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



/. Ad. St. Bogota. Pm-chased. 



3. Tanagrella cyanomelaena. 



Sylvia surinamensis ccerulea, Briss. Orn. iii. p. 536 ? 



MotaciUa velia, Gm. S. N. i. p. 991 (partim). 



Tanagi-a cyauomelas, Ma.v. Beitr. iii. p. 453 (1830). 



Tanagrella multicolor, Siv. An. in Menag. p. 313 (1838). 



Tanagrella tenuirostris, Hw. Class. B. ii. p. 121. 



Tanagrella velia. Gray, Gen. B. p. 366, sp. 1. 



Tanagrella cvanomelas, Bp. Consp. i. p. 2.36 ; Sclater, Contr. Orn. 1851 , 



p. 97 ; id. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 268 ; id. Syn. Av. Tan. p. 94 ; id. Cat. A. B. 



p. 60; Burm. Syst. Ueh. iii. p. 178 ; Scl. et Salv. Nometicl. p. 18. 



Above velvety black ; front, sides of head, outer edgings of wing- 

 and tail-feathers and upper tail-coverts bright blue ; summit of head 

 above the front and lower back pale shining silvery green : below 

 bright greyish blue ; throat blue like the sides of the head ; irregular 

 neck-collar black ; middle of belly and crissum chestnut-red ; under 

 wing-coverts white ; bill black ; feet dark brown : whole length 

 5"5 inches, wing 3, tail 2"3. Female similar. 



Hab. S.E. Brazil. 



Easily known from the two preceding species by its bright pale 

 green head-spot, which is nearly of the same colour as the lower back. 



a. Ad. St. Brazil. Purchased. 



b, c. Ad. sk. Pernambuco, Brazil ( W. A. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Forbes). 

 d-g. Ad. sk. Bahia, Brazil ( Wwherer). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



