25. PTEODEEUS. 397 



25. PYRODERUS* 



Coracina, Temm. PI, Col. livr. 7 (1823) p scutatus 



Pyroderus, Gray, List Gen. B. p. 38 (1840) .' .' p\ scutatus! 



The three forms of this genus, which are found in S.E. Brazil, 

 Colombia, and Venezuela, are not very distinct. The bill is longer 

 and stronger than in Hcematoderus, but not so Crow-like as in the 

 two next genera. The feet are also large and robust. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Belly black, with slight chestnut spots. 



I Larger 1# scutatus ^ p 397> 



I smaller ••••••••■ 2. granadensis, p. 398. 



B. Belly mostly chestnut 3. onnocenaia ] p ' . 398> 



1. Pyroderus scutatus. 



Coracias scuta ta, Shaw, Mus. Lev. p. 199; id. Gen. Zool. vii p 401 



Urraca degollada, Azara, Apunt. i. p. 260. 



Coracina rubricollis, Vieill. Kouv. Dict.'xm. p. 7; id. Enc Meth 



p. 771. 

 Ampebs sanguinicolhs, Licht. Doubl. p. 56. 

 Coracina scutata, Temm. PL Col. AQ;' Max. Beitr. iii p 406- 



Lqfr. Rev. Zool. 1846, p. 275 ; Burm. Syst. TJeb. ii p' 417 

 Pyroderus scutatus ,Gray List Gen. B. p. 38 (1840) f ' Bp. 'Consp. i. 



p. 1/8 ; Cab. et Hem. Mm. Hem. ii. p. 109 ; Scl. Cat A B p 259 • 



rek.Orn Bras p. 135 ; Hamilton, Ibis, 1871, p. 306 (Brazil) ; Scl. 



et Salv *omencl ? 60 ; Berl.J.f. 0. 1873, p. 267 (S. Brazil) : Cab. 



££ °- 1874. P-.90(Cantajgallo) ; Berl, et Jher. Zeitschr. yes. Om. 



18bo, p. 141 (Rio Gr. do Sal). 



Above and beneath dull black, with slight metallic reflections upon 

 the margins of some of the feathers; throat and fore-neck, not 

 including the chin, crimson ; a few shaft-spots on the middle o'f the 

 belly, and under wing-coverts dull chestnut ; bill plumbeous • feet 

 black: whole length 18 inches, wing 9-5, tail 6-5. Female siniilar 

 but rather smaller, and neck-band not so bright. 



Hub. South-east Brazil and Paraguay. 



I have never seen specimens of this form from Guiana. Tlire- 

 noedus rubricollis of Cabanis, quoted by Mr. Salvin (Ibis, 1885 

 p. 306) as possibly referable to this bird, belongs to Querula cruenta'. 



a, b. Ad. st. Brazil. Purchased. 



c 2 ad. st. Brazil. j. Gouldj E 



d. <$ ad. sk. Sao Paolo, Brazil {Joyner). Sah in-Godman Coll 



e. $ ad. sk. Brazil. Sclater Coll. 



d k °' 6 BraZU ' Salvin-GodmanColl. 



* Refer also to 



Pyroderus masoni, Ridgw. Auk, iii. p. 333 (1886); from the interior of 

 Venezuela. 



