39. LAMPROTES, 231 



bright rufous ; bellj- white, sides cinereous, crissum slightly tinged 

 ■with rufous ; bill and I'cct plumbeous : whole length 5 inches, 

 wing 2-5, tail 2-1. 



Hah. Central Peru. 



M. Taczanowski has kindly lent me the type specimen of this rare 

 species. It is nearest to T. ornata, but is easily recognized by the 

 sides of the belly being cinereous, instead of rufous like the breast. 



S. Thlypopsis ruficeps. 



Sylvia ruficeps, Lafr. et d'Orh. Syn. Av. i. p. 29. 

 Hylophilus ruficeps, d'Orh. Vot/., Ois. p. 216, t. xili. fig. 1. 

 Nemosia ruficeps, Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 2o ; iid. P. Z. S. 1879, 

 p. 00-3 (Bolivia). 



Above cinereous ; cap bright chestnut-red ; beneath yellow ; 

 flanks tinged with cinereous ; under wing-coverts white ; bill plum- 

 beous ; feet pale brown : whole length 5 inches, wing 2-5, tail 2. 



Hah. Bolivia and Tucuman, Argentine liepublic. 



a. c? ad. sk. Tilotilo, Yucgas, Bohvia (Buckley). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



b. Ad. sk. Tilotilo, Ym:gas, Bolivia (Buckley). Sclater Coll. 



c. c? ad. sk. Sorata, Bolivia {Buckley). Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



d. Ad. sk. Bolivia (-D. Forhes). Sclater CoU. 



e. Ad. sk. Tucuman, rep. Arg. (Schiih). Sclater Coll. 



Subfamily IV. LAMPROTIN^. 



The genera Lamprotes and Sericossi/pJia stand apart from the 

 other Tanagers in possessing large feet, armed with sharp curved 

 claws, and may, I think, be most conveniently arranged as forming 

 a peculiar subfamily. The bill is straight and stout, and carries a 

 strong terminal hook. But one species of each genus is yet known. 

 Of the two species, one is found only in the forests of S.E. Brazil, 

 the other in those of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. 



Kei/ to the Genera. 



a. Nostrds naked ; wings short 39. Lamprotes, p. 231. 



b. Nostrils almost covered by frontal plumes ; 



wings long 40. Seeicossypha, p. 232. 



39. LAMPROTES. t, 



lype. 

 Lamprotes, Siv. Class. B. ii. p. 263 (1837) L. loricatus. 



The peculiar long and sharpened claws and glossy black plumage 

 at once distinguish this Brazilian type. 



1. Lamprotes loricatus. 



Tanagra loricata, Licld. Douhl. p. 31 (1823), $ ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 237. 

 Tanagra rubricollis, tipi.v, Av. Bras. ii. p. 43. 

 Tanagra rubrigularis, Spir, Av, Bras. ii. tab. hi. fig. 1. 



