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TAN.VGRID-E. 



45. MICROSPINGUS. 



Mi crospinp-us, Tacz. P. Z. S. isri, p. 1-'!l' 



Type._ 

 M. trifiisciatus. 



Structure of Microsinngus trifasciatus. 



This little bird, ■n'ith its short, straight, and slender bill, is, per- 

 haps, better placed in this position than in any other that I can at 

 present suggest for it. But it is certainly a very abnormal Tanager, 

 as evidenced not only by its structure but also by its style of colora- 

 tion. It is peculiar to the Andes of Peru and Bolivia. 



1. Microspingus trifasciatus. 



Microspingus trifasciatus, Tacz. F. Z. S. 1874, p. 132, pi. xix. fig. 1, 

 et p. 517 ; id. Orn. Per. ii. p. 523 ; Hcl. ct Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, 

 p. 002. 



Above brownish olive ; cap blackish, with a broad vertical oliva- 

 ceous band slightly indicated, and a well-marked fulvous superci- 

 liary stripe on each side, carried on to the nape ; wings and tail 



