16. BUIHRAtrpiS. j^-. 



Pcecilothraupis lacrymosa, Cab.J.f. O. 1873 xi ^17 ■ <?,./ ./ c , 



Above blackish ^vith a strong bluish-grey tinge; rump lesser 

 wing-coverts and edges of wings and tdl purplish blue^-' round 

 spot under the eye yellow ; under surface orange-yellow /bill' bla k 



Hah. Central and Southern Peru. 



Similar to P. palpehrom, but diifering in the bluish tinge of the 

 iipper plumage, and in the want of the lateral neck-spot 

 a. Ad. sk. Higos, Peru {JelsM). Sclater CoU. 



5. Pcecilothraupis melanogenys. 



Pcecilothraupis melanogenys, Sah. et Godm. Ibis, 1880, p. 120, 



Above blackish with a blue tinge ; head and rump purplish blue ; 

 sides head black with a round yellow spot below the eye; wings 

 and tail black, slightly edged with blue; below clear yellow ; thi-L 

 blackis^h; bill and feet black: whole length 7-5 inches, wing 3 6^ 



Hah. Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia 

 Easily distinguishable from the two preceding species by the clear 

 yeUow below and the black sides of the head. 



a. cJ ad. sk. Templado, Sierra Nevada, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



^ =. . J a. ... s.^si.s.trui 0. SELixrs^ 



(oimons). 



Ifi. BUTHRAUPIS. 



Buthraupis, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 29 (1850) B. cucSlata. 



Buthraupis embraces the strongest and largest of the true 

 ranagers— a group clad in brUHant blues and yellows, and peculiar 

 to the Andean Ranges. 



Key to the Species. 



Abdomen yellow ; throat black ; no pectoral snol 

 Head black. ^ 



Nape silvery blue, distinct from back . . 1. montana, p 148 



IVape purple-blue like back 2. cucullata, p 148 



Head blue ; back green. ^ 



Rump green like the back 3. chloronota, p 148 



w aa\ r ■ ■ v-,1 V, 4. e.dmia, p. 149. 



Head and back purplish blue 5. arceei p. 149 



Abdomen olive ; throat black ; pectoral spot ' 



.^«11°^ 6. edtuardsi, p. 150. 



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