144 TAXAGRID.T5, 



1856, p. 241 ; id. Syn. Av. Tan. p. 67 ; id. Cat. A. B. p. 73 ; Scl. 

 et Salv. Nomend. p. 20 ; iid. P. Z. S. 1869, p. 161 et p. 632 (Rep. 

 Arg.) ; Pelz. Orn. Bras. p. 208 ; Hudson, P. Z. S. 1870, p. 114. 



Black -u'ith a strong bluish tinge, especially on the rump and 

 sides of the head ; lesser wing-coverts blue ; back of head silky 

 white, with a small crimson vertical crest in front of it ; forehead, 

 lores, and chin black ; feathers of forehead short and erect ; bill 

 brownish black, below paler ; feet brown : whole length 7 inches, 

 wing 4, tail 3-3. Female similar, but not quite so bright in colour ; 

 and red in crest barely apparent. 



Hub. Southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and N. of Argentine 

 llepublic. 



15. PffiCILOTHRAUPIS. 



Type. 



Pcecilothraupis, Cah. Mus. Hein. i. p. 30 (18-50) P. lunulata. 



Anisognathus, Eeich. Av. S. N. pi. 77 (1850). No type given, but 



apparently intended for P. lunidata. 



This little group is recognizable by its shorter and wider bill, but 

 is otherwise of the same general conformation as Iriclornis. The 

 five known species are confined to the Andean valleys of Colombia, 

 Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Abdomen scarlet ; throat black. 



Remiges uniform black 1. himdata, p. 144. 



Remiges edged v^nth blue 2. igniventris, p. 145. 



B. "Whole under surface yellow. 



a. Under surface orange-yellow : 



I with a yellow lateral neck-spot 3. palpehrom, p. 146. 



I without yellow neck-spot 4. lacnjmosa, p. 146. 



b Under surface clear yellow 5. 7nelanogenys, 



[p. 147. 

 1. Pcecilothraupis lunulata. 



Tanao-ra lunulata, Dv Bus, Btdl. Acad. Brvx. v). pt. 1, p. 439 (cum 



figO (1839) ; id. Esq. Orn. pi. 4 ; Bjy. Consp. i. p. 239. 

 Tanaora (Euphone?) constantii, Boiss. Rev. Zoul. 1840, p. 3. 



