152 FRINGILLID/E. 



A specimen from Pernambuco, collected by Mr. Craven, is pro- 

 bably the adult female. It differs from the bird described in being 

 entirely sooty black, -without any ashy on the breast and abdomen. 

 Total length 4-3 inches, culmen 0-45, wing 2-3, tail 1-75, tarsus 

 0-65. 



Hab. Guiana and Brazil. 



a. $ ad. sk. Eoraima, 3-500 feet, Nov. 29, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1883 {H. Whitely). (Type of P. phceoptila.) 



b. J ad. sk. Brazil. Sclater Coll. 



c. Ad. sk. Pernambuco ( TV. A. Forbes). Sclater Coll. 



d. Ad. sk. Pernambuco (Craven). Sclater Coll. 



20. V0LATINIA. 



Volatinia, Beichenb. Syst. Av. tab. lxxix. fig. 16 



(1850) Typo baud indicate. 



Range. Throughout Central America and South America to 

 Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. 



1. Volatinia jacarini. 



The Jacarini, Edwards, Gleaninr/s, ii. p. 202, pi. 306 (1760). 



Le Tangara noir du Bresil, Briss. Om. iii. p. 28 (1760). 



Tanagra jacarini, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 314 (1760). 



Le Jacarini, Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. iv. p. 293 (1778) ; Vieill. Ois. 



Chant, pi. 33(1805). 

 Moineau de Cayenne, Daubent. PI. End. iv. pi. 224. fig. 3. 

 Jacarini Tanager, Lath. Gen. Sun. ii. pt. 1, p. 238 (1783). 

 Volatin, Azara, Apunt. i. p. 513 (1802). 

 Fringilla splendens, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xii. p. 173 (1817, ex 



Biff.). 

 Passerina, jacarini, T icrfl. o]). cit. xxv. p. 14 (1817). 

 Euphone jacarina, Liehf. Verz. Doubl. p. 30 (1823). 

 Emberiza jacarina, D'Orb. $■ Lafr. Syn. Av. in Mag. de Zool. 1837, 



p. 81. 

 Spiza jacarina, Hartl. hid. Azara, p. 9 (1847) ; TsehudiSj- Cab. Faun. 



Peruan. p. 220 (1855). 

 Tiaris jacarina, Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 375 (1849) ; Leot. Ois. Trinid. 



p. 312 (1866) ; Gray, Hand-l, B. ii. p. 97, no. 7433 (1870). 

 Volatinia jacarina, Bp. Cunsp. i. p. 473 (1850) ; Cab. Mies. Hein. Th. 



i. p. 147 (1850) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1855, p. 160, 1856, p. 304; Burm. 



Th. Bras. iii. p. 234 (1816) ; Scl P. Z. S. 1859, p. 365 ; id. $■ Sain. 



Ibis, 1859, p. 17 ; Cab. J. f. 0. 1861, p. 2 ; Lawr. Ami. Lye. N. Y. 



vii. p. 332 (1861) ; Scl. Cat. Amer. B. p. 106 (1862) ; E. C. Tay- 

 lor, Ibis, 1864, p. 83 ; Scl. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 174 ; id. $ Salv. t. c. 



p. 352 ; Lawr. A/m. Lye. N. Y. viii. p. 176 (1866) ; Scl. P. Z. S. 



1866, p. 97 ; id. $ Salv. t. c. p. 181 ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 142 ; 



Scl. if- Salv. t. c. pp. 572, 750 ; Lawr. Ann. Lye. N. Y. ix. pp. 103, 



201 (1868); Scl. fy Salv. P. Z. S. 1868, pp. 163, 173,569,1869, 



