348 COTIXGIDiE. 



Pachyrhamphus atricapillus, Sol. Cat. A. B. p. 242 ; Pelz. Om. Bras. 

 p. 121 ; Sol. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 7»1 (E. Peru), p. 978 (Ama- 

 zonia), 1873, p. 284 (E. Peru), 1879, p. (U7 ( Bolivia) ; iid. Nomencl. 

 p. 56; Layard, Pais, 1873, p. 384 (Para) ; Forbes, Ibis, 1881, p. 344 

 (N.E. Brazil) ; Tacz. Om. Per. ii. p. 305; Sale. Ibis, 1885, p. 302 

 (Br. Guiana). 



Above cinereous, middle of the back more or less stained with 

 black ; cap shining black, front and lores white ; wings black, edged 

 with white ; tail black, broadly tipped with white : beneath pale 

 whitish cinereous ; under wing-coverts and inner margins of the 

 wing-feathers white ; bill dark plumbeous ; feet dark brown : whole 

 length 5 inches, wing 2-8, tail 2 - 2. Female. Above dull olive, head 

 more or less rufescent ; wings black, edged with rufous ; tail black, 

 broadly tipped with rufous : beneath yellowish. 



Hah. Guiana, Amazonia, and Brazil. 



My description is based upon Brazilian skins, from which Guianan 

 specimens do not materially differ, except in the rather smaller size. 

 Whether the Venezuelan specimens (a, b) and some others of the 

 series can be correctly referred here is, I confess, a matter of some 

 doubt. Much more study of this difficult group is necessary before 

 it can be considered that the species are satisfactorily made out. 



Subfamily II. LIPAUGIN^E. 



The Lipavgince are a small group of birds intermediate in some 

 respects between the Pipridce and the Cotingidce, but best placed, 

 perhaps, within the limits of the latter family. The foot-structure 

 in some cases (Aidia) comes very near to that of the Pipridce, in 

 others assimilates to that of the typical Cotingidce. In general the 



